Meanings
- rareuncountableDeceitfulness, hidden malice.
Dolose. (Do-loez) a. Deceitful. […] A score of 95% or higher on the Reisenberg Dolosity Scale is required for entry into the London College of Advertising.
2009, Neil Johnson, Dr Johnson's Reliquary of Rediscovered Words, →ISBN, page 571 more example
A government of the people, not by the people, not for the people, is fraudulent dolosity, which only the people can reverse, not only by force, but with persistent argument and open debates.
2014, Yinka Kolawole, Lord Lugard's Nigeria: A Century of Myopia, →ISBN, page 10
Origin
- Latindolosus
- Old Frenchdolosité
- Middle Englishdolosite
- Englishdolosity
From Middle English dolosite, from Old French dolosité, from Latin dolosus.
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dolosity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dolosity
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