CALLIDITY

Etymology

Noun

callidity (countable and uncountable, plural callidities)

(obsolete) craftiness, cunning

• C. Smart

Source: Wiktionary


Cal*lid"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. calliditas.]

Definition: Acuteness of discernment; cunningness; shrewdness. [R.] Her eagly-eyed callidity. C. Smart.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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