Cacology

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Poor diction or choice of words.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Bad speaking; bad choice or use of words.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An evil speaking.
  • n. A bad choice of words in writing or speaking; also, vicious pronunciation.
  • Word Usage
    "Even Shakespeare might have been glad of such an opportunity to enlarge the cacology, by actual hearing, of some of his most amusing characters."