knavery vs quackery
quackery vs knaveryknavery and quackery both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| knavery | Yes | No | No | No |
| quackery | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
quackery is a hyponym of
knavery; that is, quackery is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
knavery:
- knavery: lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
- quackery: the dishonesty of a charlatan
Other hyponyms of knavery include
betrayal, perfidy, treachery, treason, charlatanism, trick, falsehood, falsification.
| knavery (noun) | quackery (noun) |
|---|---|
| lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing | medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings |
| the dishonesty of a charlatan |
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