ANIMOSITY

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

Mere spiritedness or courage. [Obs.] Skelton. Such as give some proof of animosity, audacity, and execution, those she [the crocodile] loveth. Holland.

2.
n.

Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike. Macaulay.


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