Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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humbug | Yes | No | Yes | No |
guile | Yes | No | No | No |
humbug (noun) | guile (noun) |
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something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage | the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) |
pretentious or silly talk or writing | the quality of being crafty |
communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive | shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception |
humbug (verb) | guile (verb) |
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trick or deceive |