Last week [his] purported cure for the ravages of age was exposed as merely the latest in an armlong list of quackish remedies (Time).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ish — ish·er·wood; ish·kash·mi; ish·kyl·dite; ish·ma·el; ish·ma·el·ite; ish·ma·el·it·ish; ish·ma·el·it·ish; is·land·ish; ivory tower·ish; jad·ish; jew·ish·ness; jin·go·ish; kent·ish; kent·ish·man; kick·ish; kit·ten·ish; knav·ish; knav·ish·ly;… … English syllables
quack — quack·ery; quack; quack·ish; quack·ism; quack·sal·ver; quack·ster; psy·cho·quack; quack·le; quack·ish·ly; quack·ish·ness; … English syllables
quack — I [[t]kwæk[/t]] n. 1) anb the harsh, throaty cry of a duck or any similar sound 2) to utter a quack • Etymology: 1610–20; cf. D kwakken, G quacken II quack [[t]kwæk[/t]] n. 1) a fraudulent pretender to medical skill 2) a person who pretends,… … From formal English to slang
Quack — 1) A practitioner who suggests the use of substances or devices for the prevention or treatment of disease that are known to be ineffective. 2) A person who pretends to be able to diagnose or heal people, but is unqualified and incompetent. * * * … Medical dictionary
quackish — quack·ish … English syllables
quackishly — quack·ish·ly … English syllables
quackishness — quack·ish·ness … English syllables
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
Quackish — Quack ish, a. Like a quack; boasting; characterized by quackery. Burke. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nancy Adair — is a photographer and filmmaker, best known for her work on the 1978 documentary .Early life and educationAdair was born in New Mexico, the younger sister of filmmaker Peter Adair, and raised on the Navajo and Zuni reservations. She was educated… … Wikipedia
