Quackish

quack ¹  (kwk)

n.

The characteristic sound uttered by a duck.

intr.v. quacked, quack·ing, quacks

To utter the characteristic sound of a duck.

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[Middle English quek, of imitative origin.]

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quacky adj.

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quack ²  (kwk)

n.

1. An untrained person who pretends to be a physician and dispenses medical advice and treatment.

2. A charlatan; a mountebank.

adj.

Relating to or characteristic of a quack: a quack cure.

intr.v. quacked, quack·ing, quacks

To act as a medical quack or a charlatan.

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[Short for quacksalver.]

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quacker·y n.

quackish adj.

quackish·ly adv.