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hucksterish

hucksterish adjective: like a huckster in some way; showy, fraudulent, etc.

Adjective

hucksterish (comparative more hucksterish, superlative most hucksterish)

  1. Like a huckster in some way; showy, fraudulent, etc.
    • How often have hucksterish entrepreneurs declared their intent of turning their outfit into "the Wal-Mart of" whatever it may be?1999, Bob Ortega, In Sam we trust

Forms of hucksterish

comparativemore hucksterish
superlativemost hucksterish

Origin of hucksterish

From huckster + -ish.

Questions about hucksterish

What does hucksterish mean?
Hucksterish means like a huckster in some way; showy, fraudulent, etc.
What part of speech is hucksterish?
Hucksterish is an adjective.

Words near hucksterish in the dictionary

  1. hucksteress
  2. hucksteresses
  3. hucksteries
  4. huckstering
  5. hucksterings
  6. hucksterish
  7. hucksterism
  8. hucksterisms
  9. hucksterize
  10. hucksterized
  11. hucksterizes

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