flummery
/ˈflʌməɹi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.45 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A custard; any of several bland, gelatinous foodstuffs, usually made from stewed fruit and thickened with oatmeal, cornstarch or flour.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A custard; any of several bland, gelatinous foodstuffs, usually made from stewed fruit and thickened with oatmeal, cornstarch or flour.
Countable; Uncountable
intj
An expression of contemptuous disbelief.
Example Sentences
- "1940, Rex Stout, Over My Dead Body "Pfui! This is flummery!""
- "This is the twentieth century, for what it’s worth. It’s not the age of reason, or even the nineteenth century, it’s the era of flummery, and the day of the devious approach. Reason’s gone into the backrooms where it works to devise means by which people can be induced to emote in the desired direction."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: llymru