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humbuggish

humbuggish adjective: ridiculous; nonsensical; fraudulent.

Adjective

humbuggish (comparative more humbuggish, superlative most humbuggish)

  1. (dated) ridiculous; nonsensical; fraudulent

Forms of humbuggish

comparativemore humbuggish
superlativemost humbuggish

Origin of humbuggish

From humbug + -ish.

Questions about humbuggish

What does humbuggish mean?
Humbuggish means ridiculous; nonsensical; fraudulent.
What part of speech is humbuggish?
Humbuggish is an adjective.

Words near humbuggish in the dictionary

  1. humbuggeries
  2. humbuggers
  3. humbuggery
  4. humbugging
  5. humbuggings
  6. humbuggish
  7. humbuggism
  8. humbuggy
  9. humbuging
  10. humbugism
  11. humbugs

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