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quackiest

quackiest is the superlative form of quacky.

Meaning of quacky

Adjective

quacky (comparative quackier, superlative quackiest)

  1. That resembles the quack of a duck.
    • With progressive prostration (which is more marked in young infants) and with a tone to the cry which is a sort of a thin, crowing, quacky sound, points to the existence of retropharyngeal lymphadenitis.1907, Le Grand Kerr, Diagnostics of the Diseases of Children, page 177
  2. Fraudulent; characterised by or using the methods of quackery.
    • The Doctor says that some of the quackiest of the quacks are in the army.1919, Oral Hygeine, volume 9, page 921
  3. (US) Infested with quackgrass.
    • After the first hoeing of a quacky crop, it is often well to go over it lightly in the middle of a hot day, just skimming the surface of the soil, and cutting off the young grass.1859, The Cultivator, Volume 7, 3rd Series, page 54

Questions about quackiest

What is quackiest the superlative form of?
Quackiest is the superlative form of quacky.

Words near quackiest in the dictionary

  1. quacketh
  2. quackgrass
  3. quackgrasses
  4. quackhood
  5. quackier
  6. quackiest
  7. quacking
  8. quackingly
  9. quackings
  10. quackish
  11. quackishly

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