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Zoilus

noun
Zo·​i·​lus | \ ˈzōələs\
plural Zoiluses\ -​sə̇z \ also Zoili\ -​ˌlī \

Definition of Zoilus

: a bitter and usually enviously carping critic : one given to unjust quibbling and faultfinding : belittler, caviler — compare aristarch, momus

History and Etymology for Zoilus

after, Zoilus 4th century b.c. Greek rhetorician and critic who was notable for the severity of his criticisms of Homer's poems

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