Mccarthyite

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to McCarthyism

    "By that late date, however, the golden age of the lurid paperback book was pretty much over, and the sort of punishment meted out to Aday and Maxey for flaunting the sexual mores of a McCarthyite culture would soon be a thing of the past."

Noun
  1. 1
    A follower of McCarthyism; a McCarthyist

Etymology

Etymology 1

From McCarthy + -ite.

Etymology 2

From McCarthy + -ite.

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