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Definition of Moxie
1. Noun. Fortitude and determination. "He didn't have the guts to try it"
Generic synonyms: Fortitude
Language type: Colloquialism
Derivative terms: Gritty, Gutsy
Definition of Moxie
1. n. energy; pep.
Definition of Moxie
1. Noun. backbone, determination and fortitude ¹
2. Noun. initiative or skill ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Moxie
1. spirit or courage [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Moxie
Literary usage of Moxie
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopædia of Evidence by Edgar Whittlesey Camp, John Finley Crowe (1908)
"In moxie Nerve Food Co. v. Mo- dox Co., 152 Fed. 493, the court said: " The
defendants contend that the complainant has been guilty of such false ..."
2. Harvard Psychological Studies by Harvard Psychological Laboratory (1915)
"An opinion diametrically opposite to this was handed down in the United States
Court of Appeals in the case of the moxie Co. v. Daniel Daoust. ..."
3. The Encyclopædia of Evidence by Edgar Whittlesey Camp, John Finley Crowe (1908)
"In moxie Nerve Food Co. v. Mo- dox Co., 152 Fed. 493, the court said: " The
defendants contend that the complainant has been guilty of such false ..."
4. Harvard Psychological Studies by Harvard Psychological Laboratory (1915)
"An opinion diametrically opposite to this was handed down in the United States
Court of Appeals in the case of the moxie Co. v. Daniel Daoust. ..."
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