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petulcity

petulcity noun: wantonness; friskiness.

Noun

petulcity (uncountable)

  1. (nonce-word, obsolete) wantonness; friskiness
    • I do, therefore, much blame the petulcity of whatsoever author, that should dare to impute a Popish affection to him […]1629, Joseph Hall, The Reconciler

Origin of petulcity

See petulcous.

Questions about petulcity

What does petulcity mean?
Petulcity means wantonness; friskiness.
What part of speech is petulcity?
Petulcity is a noun.

Words near petulcity in the dictionary

  1. petulances
  2. petulancies
  3. petulancy
  4. petulant
  5. petulantly
  6. petulcity
  7. petun
  8. petune
  9. petuned
  10. petunes
  11. petunia

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