pernicity

English

Etymology

From pernic(ious) +‎ -ity, from Latin pernicitas. See pernicious.

Noun

pernicity (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) swiftness; celerity
    • 1691, John Ray, The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation. […], London: […] Samuel Smith, […], →OCLC:
      the rest that have no such armature, should be endued with great swiftness or pernicity

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