What does arisco in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word arisco in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use arisco in Portuguese.

The word arisco in Portuguese means distrustful, unsociable, untamable, sandy, defensivo, esquivo, arisco, insocial, misantropo, arisco, insociável, misantropo, arisco, insociável, irritado, mal humorado, arisco. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word arisco

distrustful

adjetivo (figurado (desconfiado)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

unsociable

adjetivo (figurado (de trato difícil)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

untamable

adjetivo (figurado (bravio, assustado) (animal)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

sandy

adjetivo (arenoso)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

defensivo, esquivo, arisco

adjective (unfriendly) (não amigável)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
Gwen seems standoffish, but she's really just shy.

insocial, misantropo, arisco, insociável

adjective (anti-social, unfriendly)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
Jack was in an unsociable mood and refused to talk to anybody.

misantropo, arisco, insociável

adjective (not sociable, reclusive)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
The writer has a reputation for being unsocial and never gives interviews.

irritado, mal humorado, arisco

adjective (informal (irritable)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
When I was growing up, my mother was always very tetchy with me.

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