adj
Meaning 1
That resembles the quack of a duck.
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quacky
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adj
Meaning 2
Fraudulent; characterised by or using the methods of quackery.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- 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.
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adj
Meaning 3
Infested with quackgrass.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Examples
- 1859, The Cultivator, Volume 7, 3rd Series, page 54, After the first hoeing of a quacky crop, it is often well to go over it lightly in the middle of a hot day, just skimming the surface of the soil, and cutting off the young grass.
- 1914, New York (State) Department of Agriculture, Annual Report, Volume 1, Part 2, page 544, When would you advise plowing sandy soil that is quacky for beans?
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History
Etymology
From quack + -y.