dicacity

English

Etymology

From Middle English dicacite, from Old French dicacité, from Latin dicācitās (whence -acity), from dicāx (“talkative”), from dīcō (“to speak, tell”).

Noun

dicacity (usually uncountable, plural dicacities)

1. (obsolete) pertness; sauciness

References

• “dicacity”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.