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crackpotitude

crackpotitude noun: the quality of being crackpot.

Noun

crackpotitude (uncountable)

  1. (informal) The quality of being crackpot.
    • Consider, for instance, the number of freak-show images that occur in this suite, sourced from a global underground of crackpotitude.2009 December 1, Atul Dodiya (author), Nancy Adajania and Ranjit Hoskote (contributors), Saptapadi: Scenes from Marriage (Regardless), Vadehra Art Gallery
    • Her blog and other online activities have elements of journalism, elements of gadfly crackpotitude, and elements of a shakedown racket, and she is a very persistent adversary.2014, January 24, Bob Garfield, “A Blogger’s First Amendment Rights—And Responsibilities”, On the Media, National Public Radio

Origin of crackpotitude

From crackpot + -itude.

Questions about crackpotitude

What does crackpotitude mean?
Crackpotitude means the quality of being crackpot.
What part of speech is crackpotitude?
Crackpotitude is a noun.

Words near crackpotitude in the dictionary

  1. crackows
  2. crackpipe
  3. crackpipes
  4. crackpot
  5. crackpot index
  6. crackpotitude
  7. crackpotology
  8. crackpots
  9. crackpottedness
  10. crackpottery
  11. crackpottier

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