quackish

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adjective

Like a quack (fraudulent doctor), or characteristic of quackery.

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Meanings

adjectivequackish (comparative more quackish, superlative most quackish)

comparative more quackish · superlative most quackish

  1. Like a quack (fraudulent doctor), or characteristic of quackery.

    The frothy orator, who busked his tales In quackish pomp of noisy words

    1827, Robert Pollok, The Course of Time

Origin

From quack + -ish.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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