vulpinism

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noun

slyness; fox-like cunning; artfulness.

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Meanings

nounvulpinism (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountableslyness; fox-like cunning; artfulness.

    He was without guile, and had no vulpinism at all.

    1858–1865, Thomas Carlyle, History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC

Origin

From vulpine + -ism.

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vulpinism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vulpinism

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“vulpinism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vulpinism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vulpinism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vulpinism.

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