Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

petulcity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: petul-ci-ty
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

wantonness; friskiness

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I do, therefore, much blame the petulcity of whatsoever author, that should dare to impute a Popish affection to him […]"

Etymology

See petulcous.

Usage

Questions

What does petulcity mean?: wantonness; friskiness
Where does petulcity come from?: See petulcous.

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