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Definition of Cullyism
1. n. The state of being a cully.
Definition of Cullyism
1. the state of being duped [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cullyism
Literary usage of Cullyism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"cullyism, (kul'-Ie-itm) nj The state of a cully. CULM, (kulm) nJ A. kind of dust
coal found in pits with coals, and sometimes by itself. ..."
2. The British Essayists; with Prefaces, Historical and Biographical, by Alexander Chalmers (1810)
"But, without dwelling upon these less frequent instances of eminent cullyism,
what is there so common as to hear a fellow curse his fate that he cannot get ..."
3. The British Essayists by James Ferguson (1823)
"Sure this is being hen-pecked with a vengeance! But, without dwelling upon these
less frequent instances of eminent cullyism, what is there ..."
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