Quackish

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Like a quack (fraudulent doctor), or characteristic of quackery.

    "The frothy orator, who busked his tales In quackish pomp of noisy words"

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charlatanquack

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"The frothy orator, who busked his tales In quackish pomp of noisy words"

Etymology

From quack + -ish.

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