Tar|tuffe

Tar|tuffe
Tar|tuffe or Tar|tufe «tahr TOOF; French tar tooF», noun.
= hypocrite. (Cf.hypocrite)
[< Tartuffe, the central character of a French comedy by Molière, produced in 1667, famous for his hypocritical piety]

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  • tuffe — tar·tuffe; …   English syllables

  • Tar|tufe — Tar|tuffe or Tar|tufe «tahr TOOF; French tar tooF», noun. = hypocrite. (Cf. ↑hypocrite) ╂[< Tartuffe, the central character of a French comedy by Molière, produced in 1667, famous for his hypocritical piety] …   Useful english dictionary

  • tar — ac·e·tar·i·ous; ac·ro·tar·si·al; ac·ro·tar·si·um; acu·ti·plan·tar; al·mu·can·tar; al·pha·be·tar·i·an; al·tar; al·tar·age; al·tar·ist; an·i·mal·i·tar·i·an·ism; an·tiq·ui·tar·i·an; ar·ma·men·tar·i·um; as·tar·te; at·tar; au·tar·chic;… …   English syllables

  • tartuffe — tar·tuffe …   English syllables

  • Tartuffe — Tar•tuffe or Tar•tufe [[t]tɑrˈtʊf, ˈtuf[/t]] n. (often l.c.) a hypocritical pretender to piety • Etymology: after the title character in a Molière play (1664) …   From formal English to slang

  • Tartufe — Tartuffe Tar*tuffe , Tartufe Tar*tufe , n. [F. tartufe.] A hypocritical devotee. See the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tartuffe — Tar*tuffe , Tartufe Tar*tufe , n. [F. tartufe.] A hypocritical devotee. See the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • phony — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj., informal, spurious, fraudulent, sham, mock, put on (sl.), trumped up, fake, forged; gimcrack, pasteboard; deceitful, false hearted, lying; glib, canting, superficial. n., informal, counterfeit,… …   English dictionary for students

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