quackery
noun
quack·ery
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Definition of quackery
: the practices or pretensions of a quack
Examples of quackery in a Sentence
His cure was nothing but quackery.
Recent Examples on the Web
These are all medical quackery, nothing a doctor would recommend. — Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, "Ask Amy: Wronged ex-wife struggles with memorial service," 15 July 2019 These are all medical quackery, nothing a doctor would recommend. — Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, "Ask Amy: Wronged ex-wife struggles with memorial service," 15 July 2019 These are all medical quackery, nothing a doctor would recommend. — Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com, "Ask Amy: Wronged ex struggles with memorial service," 14 July 2019 These are all medical quackery, nothing a doctor would recommend. — Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, "Ask Amy: They’ll tell me my husband of 40 years was wonderful, but I know different," 14 July 2019 These are all medical quackery, nothing a doctor would recommend. — Amy Dickinson, The Denver Post, "Ask Amy: Wronged ex-wife struggles with memorial service," 14 July 2019 These are all medical quackery, nothing a doctor would recommend. — Ask Amy, oregonlive.com, "Ask Amy: Ex-wife on the fence about attending ex-husband’s memorial service," 14 July 2019 It might even be cloaked in scrubs, like Dr. Oz – though chastised by the Senate for his quackery. — The Conversation, "Confused about what to eat? Science can help," 5 July 2019 To many doctors, advocating a specific drug to cure a specific disease seemed the height of quackery. — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, "The Wheel, the Woman, and the Human Body," 6 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'quackery.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for quackery
quackery
noun
English Language Learners Definition of quackery
disapproving
: the methods and treatments used by unskillful doctors or by people who pretend to be doctors
See the full definition for quackery in the English Language Learners Dictionary
quackery
noun
quack·ery
| \ ˈkwak-(ə-)rē
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plural quackeries
Medical Definition of quackery
: the practices or pretensions of a quack