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charlatanish

charlatanish adjective: resembling or befitting a charlatan; fraudulent.

Adjective

charlatanish (comparative more charlatanish, superlative most charlatanish)

  1. Resembling or befitting a charlatan; fraudulent.
    • Science has now accepted the very facts which she would have laughed out of countenance when presented in a charlatanish manner by men of little or no professional standing.1890, The Arena, volume 1, page 650

Forms of charlatanish

comparativemore charlatanish
superlativemost charlatanish

Questions about charlatanish

What does charlatanish mean?
Charlatanish means resembling or befitting a charlatan; fraudulent.
What part of speech is charlatanish?
Charlatanish is an adjective.

Words near charlatanish in the dictionary

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

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