hucksterish

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adjective

Like a huckster in some way; showy, fraudulent, etc.

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Meanings

adjectivehucksterish (comparative more hucksterish, superlative most hucksterish)

comparative more hucksterish · superlative most hucksterish

  1. Like a huckster in some way; showy, fraudulent, etc.

    How often have hucksterish entrepreneurs declared their intent of turning their outfit into "the Wal-Mart of" whatever it may be?

    1999, Bob Ortega, In Sam we trust

Origin

From huckster + -ish.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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