quizzism

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noun

The act or habit of quizzing.

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Meanings

nounquizzism (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountableThe act or habit of quizzing.

    Look intelligent, penetrating, and vivacious, with a shade of quizzism, and, at times, of severity.

    1865, Mariano Aguirre de Venero, New system of physiognomony, ^([sic])
    1 more example

    What quizzism could he have been afraid of, adopting the language of the hero victors? Lord Burleigh had not this fear when he made his reply to Walsingham.

    1838, Robert Isaac Wilberforce, Samuel Wilberforce, The life of William Wilberforce: Volume 3, page 241

Origin

From quiz + -ism.

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quizzism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quizzism

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“quizzism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quizzism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quizzism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quizzism.

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