Crossword clues for parvenue
parvenue
Wiktionary
parvenue
n. Feminine equivalent of parvenu.
WordNet
parvenue
adj. characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position [syn: nouveau-riche, parvenu, upstart(a)]
of or characteristic of a parvenu [syn: parvenu]
Usage examples of "parvenue".
La Nekyia nous est parvenue fort surchargee, par les aedes qui la chantaient aux banquets, de morceaux qui ne sont ni du meme age ni du meme caractere.