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hoaxlike

hoaxlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a hoax.

Adjective

hoaxlike (comparative more hoaxlike, superlative most hoaxlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a hoax.

Forms of hoaxlike

comparativemore hoaxlike
superlativemost hoaxlike

Origin of hoaxlike

From hoax + -like.

Questions about hoaxlike

What does hoaxlike mean?
Hoaxlike means resembling or characteristic of a hoax.
What part of speech is hoaxlike?
Hoaxlike is an adjective.

Words near hoaxlike in the dictionary

  1. hoaxical
  2. hoaxier
  3. hoaxiest
  4. hoaxing
  5. hoaxings
  6. hoaxlike
  7. Hoaxocaust
  8. hoaxster
  9. hoaxsters
  10. hoaxter
  11. hoaxterism

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