charlatanish

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adjective

Resembling or befitting a charlatan; fraudulent.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

adjectivecharlatanish (comparative more charlatanish, superlative most charlatanish)

comparative more charlatanish · superlative most charlatanish

  1. Resembling or befitting a charlatan; fraudulent.

    Science has now accepted the very facts which she would have laughed out of countenance when presented in a charlatanish manner by men of little or no professional standing.

    1890, The Arena, volume 1, page 650
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APA

charlatanish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charlatanish

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“charlatanish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charlatanish. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “charlatanish,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charlatanish.

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