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hoaxiest

hoaxiest is the superlative form of hoaxy.

Meaning of hoaxy

Adjective

hoaxy (comparative hoaxier, superlative hoaxiest)

  1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a hoax; prone to hoaxes.
    • Of all the unmitigated hoaxes that were ever foisted on a credulous world, Protestantism was about the ‘hoaxiest.’1922 April 24, Glasgow Citizen, quoting Hugh Pope, “Father Hugh Pope’s Outrageous Attack upon Protestantism. What ‘Old Nick’ Gets to Chuckle Over.”, in The Watchman […], volume XX, number 52, Sydney...

Questions about hoaxiest

What is hoaxiest the superlative form of?
Hoaxiest is the superlative form of hoaxy.

Words near hoaxiest in the dictionary

  1. hoaxer
  2. hoaxers
  3. hoaxes
  4. hoaxical
  5. hoaxier
  6. hoaxiest
  7. hoaxing
  8. hoaxings
  9. hoaxlike
  10. Hoaxocaust
  11. hoaxster

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