Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hucksterish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: huck-ster-ish
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like a huckster in some way; showy, fraudulent, etc.

Example Sentences

"How often have hucksterish entrepreneurs declared their intent of turning their outfit into "the Wal-Mart of" whatever it may be?"

Etymology

From huckster + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: huckster

Inflected Forms

more hucksterish (comparative) most hucksterish (superlative)

Questions

What does hucksterish mean?: Like a huckster in some way; showy, fraudulent, etc.
Where does hucksterish come from?: From huckster + -ish.

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