Zoilean

Zoilean
Zoilˈean adjective
Characteristic of Zoilus, a Greek grammarian who flourished in the time of Philip of Macedon, and criticized Homer with such asperity that his name became proverbial for a captious and malignant critic
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Main Entry: ↑Zoilism

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  • Zoilean — o*il e*an, a. Having the characteristic of Zoilus, a bitter, envious, unjust critic, who lived about 270 years before Christ. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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