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feintest

feintest is the superlative form of feint.

Meaning of feint

Adjective (1)

feint (not comparable)

  1. (also, often) Of an attack or offensive movement: directed toward a different part from the intended strike.
  2. (obsolete) 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)

  1. Of lines printed on paper as a handwriting guide: not bold; faint, light; also, of such paper: ruled with faint lines of this sort.

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Questions about feintest

What is feintest the superlative form of?
Feintest is the superlative form of feint.

Words near feintest in the dictionary

  1. feint
  2. feint of heart
  3. feinted
  4. feinter
  5. feinters
  6. feintest
  7. feinting
  8. feints
  9. feirie
  10. feis
  11. feiseanna

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