- Zoilean
- Zoilean o*il"e*an, a. Having the characteristic of Zoilus, a bitter, envious, unjust critic, who lived about 270 years before Christ. [1913 Webster]
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Zoilean — Zoilˈean adjective Characteristic of Zoilus, a Greek grammarian who flourished in the time of Philip of Macedon, and criticized Homer with such asperity that his name became proverbial for a captious and malignant critic • • • Main Entry:… … Useful english dictionary
