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charlatanical

charlatanical adjective: of or like a charlatan; making undue pretension; quackish.

Adjective

charlatanical (comparative more charlatanical, superlative most charlatanical)

  1. Of or like a charlatan; making undue pretension; quackish.

Forms of charlatanical

comparativemore charlatanical
superlativemost charlatanical
alternative formcharlatanic

Origin of charlatanical

From charlatan + -ical.

Words formed from charlatanical

Questions about charlatanical

What does charlatanical mean?
Charlatanical means of or like a charlatan; making undue pretension; quackish.
What part of speech is charlatanical?
Charlatanical is an adjective.

Words near charlatanical in the dictionary

  1. Charlaine
  2. charlatan
  3. charlatanerie
  4. charlataneries
  5. charlatanic
  6. charlatanical
  7. charlatanically
  8. charlatanish
  9. charlatanism
  10. charlatanisms
  11. charlatanries

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