ZOILISM
\zˈɔ͡ɪlɪzəm], \zˈɔɪlɪzəm], \z_ˈɔɪ_l_ɪ_z_ə_m]\
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Resemblance to Zoilus in style or manner; carping criticism; detraction.
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Resemblance to Zoilus in style or manner; carping criticism; detraction.
By Noah Webster.
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Illiberal or carping criticism: unjust censure. "Bring can did eyes unto the perusal of men's works, and let not zoilism or detraction blast any well-intended labors."-Sir T. Browne.
By Daniel Lyons
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z[=o]'i-lizm, n. carping and unjust criticism.--adj. ZOIL'[=E]AN, characteristic of Zoilus, a Greek grammarian who flourished in the time of Philip of Macedon, and assailed Homer with such asperity that his name became proverbial for a captious and malignant critic.--n. Z[=O]'ILIST, a carping critic.
By Thomas Davidson
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