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McCarthyist

McCarthyist adjective: of or pertaining to McCarthyism.

Adjective

McCarthyist (comparative more McCarthyist, superlative most McCarthyist)

  1. Of or pertaining to McCarthyism

Noun

McCarthyist (plural McCarthyists)

  1. A follower of McCarthyism
    Synonyms:
    McCarthyite

Synonyms of McCarthyist

Forms of McCarthyist

Adjective
comparativemore McCarthyist
superlativemost McCarthyist
Noun
pluralMcCarthyists

Origin of McCarthyist

From McCarthy + -ist.

Questions about McCarthyist

What does McCarthyist mean?
McCarthyist means of or pertaining to McCarthyism.
What part of speech is McCarthyist?
McCarthyist can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near McCarthyist in the dictionary

  1. McCarthy
  2. McCarthy's shrew
  3. McCarthyesque
  4. McCarthyism
  5. McCarthyisms
  6. McCarthyist
  7. McCarthyistic
  8. McCarthyists
  9. McCarthyite
  10. McCarthyites
  11. McCarthys

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