besogneux

== French == === Etymology === From besogner +‎ -eux. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bə.zɔ.ɲø/ === Adjective === besogneux (feminine besogneuse, masculine plural besogneux, feminine plural besogneuses) (dated) needy Ettore Rocca, "Le Singulier et le besoin de Dieu - chez Kant et Kierkegaard", in Peter Kemp and Karl Verstrynge (eds.), Le singulier: pensées kierkegaardiennes sur l'individu, 29. hard-working but poorly paid === Further reading === “besogneux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012