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zo·i·lus
\ˈzōələs\ noun
(plural zoiluses \-sə̇z\ ; also zoi·li \-ˌlī\)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: after, Zoilus 4th century B.C. Greek rhetorician and critic who was notable for the severity of his criticisms of Homer's poems
: a bitter and usually enviously carping critic : one given to unjust quibbling and faultfinding : belittler, caviler — compare aristarch, momus |