McCarthyite

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adjective

Of or pertaining to McCarthyism

OriginEnglish McCarthy ← Irish Mac Carthaigh →
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Meanings

adjectiveMcCarthyite (comparative more McCarthyite, superlative most McCarthyite)

comparative more McCarthyite · superlative most McCarthyite

  1. Of or pertaining to McCarthyism

    By that late date, however, the golden age of the lurid paperback book was pretty much over, and the sort of punishment meted out to Aday and Maxey for flaunting the sexual mores of a McCarthyite culture would soon be a thing of the past.

    2001, Susan Stryker, Queer Pulp, page 22
nounMcCarthyite (plural McCarthyites)

plural McCarthyites

  1. A follower of McCarthyism; a McCarthyist

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
mccarthyist

Origin

  1. IrishMac Carthaigh
  2. EnglishMcCarthy
  3. EnglishMcCarthyite

From McCarthy + -ite.

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Translations

Italian maccartista
  • maccartistafollower of McCarthyism
Polish maccartysta, maccartystka
  • maccartystafollower of McCarthyism
  • maccartystkafollower of McCarthyism

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

McCarthyite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McCarthyite

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“McCarthyite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McCarthyite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “McCarthyite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McCarthyite.

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