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Webster 1913 Edition


Zoilean

Zo-il′e-an

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Adj.
Having the characteristic of
Zoilus
, a bitter, envious, unjust critic, who lived about 270 years before Christ.

Definition 2024


Zoilean

Zoilean

English

Adjective

Zoilean (comparative more Zoilean, superlative most Zoilean)

  1. (archaic) Resembling Zoilus or Zoilos (c. 400 BC-320 BC), Ancient Greek grammarian notorious for unfairly harsh criticism.