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dolosity

dolosity noun: deceitfulness, hidden malice.

Noun

dolosity (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Deceitfulness, hidden malice.
    • Dolose. (Do-loez) a. Deceitful. […] A score of 95% or higher on the Reisenberg Dolosity Scale is required for entry into the London College of Advertising.2009, Neil Johnson, Dr Johnson's Reliquary of Rediscovered Words, →ISBN, page 57
    • A government of the people, not by the people, not for the people, is fraudulent dolosity, which only the people can reverse, not only by force, but with persistent argument and open debates.2014, Yinka Kolawole, Lord Lugard's Nigeria: A Century of Myopia, →ISBN, page 10

Origin of dolosity

From Middle English dolosite, from Old French dolosité, from Latin dolosus.

Questions about dolosity

What does dolosity mean?
Dolosity means deceitfulness, hidden malice.
What part of speech is dolosity?
Dolosity is a noun.

Words near dolosity in the dictionary

  1. dolorousness
  2. dolors
  3. dolos
  4. dolose
  5. dolosely
  6. dolosity
  7. dolosse
  8. dolostone
  9. dolostones
  10. dolour
  11. dolourous

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