quack
noun
the harsh, throaty cry of a duck or any similar sound.
quackish
-
a word derived from
quack.
Example Sentences
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Her collection of advice and goods are both so quackish and elitist that she is not simply wrong, she places herself on a throne of wrongness.
From Slate ● Dec. 3, 2018
With perfect composure she walked along by the side of this strapping, quackish young woman dressed in the oddest garments known to the art of dress-making.
From The Goose Man by Allen Wilson Porterfield
Finally, we love De Quincey for his abhorrence of all knavish or quackish men, and his deep respect for human nature.
From Continental Monthly , Vol. 5, No. 6, June, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
The quackish recommendations of the drug have, indeed, earned for it a certain amount of distrust which it does not deserve in all cases.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
