Quackish

Quackish
Quackish Quack"ish, a. Like a quack; boasting; characterized by quackery. --Burke. [1913 Webster]

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  • quackish — adjective see quack IV …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • quackish — adjective Like a quack (fraudulent doctor), or characteristic of quackery …   Wiktionary

  • quackish — adj. impersonating, posing; involved in deceit …   English contemporary dictionary

  • quackish — quack·ish …   English syllables

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  • Charlatanic — Char la*tan ic, Charlatanical Char la*tan ic*al, a. Of or like a charlatan; making undue pretension; empirical; pretentious; quackish. {Char la*tan ic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Charlatanical — Charlatanic Char la*tan ic, Charlatanical Char la*tan ic*al, a. Of or like a charlatan; making undue pretension; empirical; pretentious; quackish. {Char la*tan ic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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