quacky
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Fraudulent; characterised by or using the methods of quackery.
Example Sentences
- "With progressive prostration (which is more marked in young infants) and with a tone to the cry which is a sort of a thin, crowing, quacky sound, points to the existence of retropharyngeal lymphadenitis."
- "Suddenly I hear a roar like a lion then a gagging sound like someone is getting choked to death then high-pitched voices little quacky voices like the Chipmunks on the radio calling back and forth to one another Christmas Christmas time is here time for joy and time for cheer."
- "The Doctor says that some of the quackiest of the quacks are in the army."
- "1998 September 9, Joni Mitchell, interview quoted in 2003, Alan Hecht, Polio, page 72, I know this sounds real quacky but they did some mysterious good to the problem and I feel fine."
- "Although some of the moments surrounding my coming out may seem humorous in retrospect, the underlying harsh fact is that thousands of desperate people are willing to embrace the quackiest of measures to cure homosexuality in themselves or in loved ones, and this is anything but funny."
- "David's expression changes. A quack? All this act is about some quacky, pseudo science, right on, I know something you don't cult thing."
Etymology
From quack + -y.
Word Breakdown
Usage
- American usage