mountebankish

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adjective

Like a mountebank; using or suggesting quackery.

First used 17th centuryScrabble 24
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Meanings

adjectivemountebankish (comparative more mountebankish, superlative most mountebankish)

comparative more mountebankish · superlative most mountebankish

  1. Like a mountebank; using or suggesting quackery.First known use 17th century

Origin

From mountebank + -ish.

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APA

mountebankish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mountebankish

MLA

“mountebankish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mountebankish. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mountebankish,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mountebankish.

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