† cacoˈzealous, a. Obs.—0
[f. Gr. κακόζηλ-ος + -ous.]
‘Ill-affected, or badly imitating’. Phillips 1676. (Ed. 1696 has ‘or viciously devout’.)
| 1656 Blount Glossogr., Cacozelous, il-minded or affectioned, one that imitates badly. [Not in Bailey.] |