Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Impudence; petulance.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun rare Forwardness; pertness; petulance.
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- noun dated
forwardness ;pertness ;petulance
Etymologies
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Examples
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"The procacity of the juvenile is progressing," remarked Frank.
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“O my lord,” replied he, “I seek only to introduce thee to these fellows of infinite mirth, the sons of men of worth, amongst whom there is neither procacity nor dicacity nor loquacity; for never, since I grew to years of discretion, could I endure to consort with one who asketh questions concerning what concerneth him not, nor have I ever frequented any save those who are, like myself, men of few words.
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"O my lord," replied he, "I seek only to introduce thee to these fellows of infinite mirth, the sons of men of worth, amongst whom there is neither procacity nor dicacity nor loquacity; for never, since I grew to years of discretion, could I endure to consort with one who asketh questions concerning what concerneth him not, nor have
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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