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dicacity

dicacity noun: pertness; sauciness.

Noun

dicacity (usually uncountable, plural dicacities)

  1. (obsolete, usually) pertness; sauciness

Forms of dicacity

pluraldicacities

Origin of dicacity

From Middle English dicacite, from Old French dicacité, from Latin dicācitās (whence -acity), from dicāx (“talkative”), from dīcō (“to speak, tell”).

Questions about dicacity

What does dicacity mean?
Dicacity means pertness; sauciness.
What part of speech is dicacity?
Dicacity is a noun.
What is the plural of dicacity?
The plural of dicacity is dicacities.

Words near dicacity in the dictionary

  1. dic'snaries
  2. dic'snary
  3. DICaaS
  4. dicacious
  5. dicacities
  6. dicacity
  7. dicacodyl
  8. dicadmium
  9. dicaeid
  10. dicaeids
  11. dicaesium

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