adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to McCarthyism
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
McCarthyite
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CMU ARPABET: M AH0 K AA1 R TH IY0 AY2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A follower of McCarthyism; a McCarthyist
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Irish Mac Carthaighbor. English McCarthy Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English McCarthyite From McCarthy + -ite.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Italian: maccartista — follower of McCarthyism
- Polish: maccartysta — follower of McCarthyism
- Polish: maccartystka — follower of McCarthyism