feintest
feintest is the superlative form of feint.
Meaning of feint
Adjective (1)
feint (not comparable)
- Of an attack or offensive movement: directed toward a different part from the intended strike.
- Feigned, counterfeit, fake.
- We force ourselves to be hypocrites, and hide our wrongs from them; we speak of a bad father with false praises; we wear feint smiles over our tears and deceive our children—deceive them, do we?1855, Arthur Pendennis [pseudonym; William Makepeace Thackeray], “Contains Two or Three Acts of a Little Comedy”, in The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family, volume II, London: Bradbury...
Adjective (2)
feint (not comparable)
Questions about feintest
- What is feintest the superlative form of?
- Feintest is the superlative form of feint.
Words near feintest in the dictionary
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