charlatanic

char·la·tan

 (shär′lə-tən)

n.

A person who makes elaborate, fraudulent, and often voluble claims to skill or knowledge; a quack or fraud.

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[French, from Italian ciarlatano, probably alteration (influenced by ciarlare, to prattle) of cerretano, inhabitant of Cerreto, a city of Italy once famous for its quacks.]

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char′la·tan′ic (-tăn′ĭk), char′la·tan′i·cal adj.

char′la·tan·ism, char′la·tan·ry n.

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charlatanic

(ˌʃɑːləˈtænɪk) or

charlatanical

adj

of or relating to a charlatan

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