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Definition: CALLID

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Characterized by cunning or shrewdness; crafty.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb callidly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(callidly)		 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective callid.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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"Callid" is a common misspelling or typo for: calid.

Date "Callid" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1388. (references)

Etymology:Callid \Cal"lid\, adjective. [Latin expression callidus, from callere to be thick-skinned, to be hardened, to be practiced, from callum, callus, callous skin, callosity, callousness.]. (references)

Definition: CALLID

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Characterized by cunning or shrewdness; crafty.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb callidly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(callidly)		1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective callid.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "CALLID" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1388. (references)

Etymology:Callid \Cal"lid\, adjective. [Latin expression callidus, from callere to be thick-skinned, to be hardened, to be practiced, from callum, callus, callous skin, callosity, callousness.]. (references)