Meanings
nounpetulcity (uncountable)
- nonce wordobsoleteuncountablewantonness; friskiness
I do, therefore, much blame the petulcity of whatsoever author, that should dare to impute a Popish affection to him […]
1629, Joseph Hall, The Reconciler
Origin
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