phoniest

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phoniest - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  phoney \pho"ney\ (f[=o]"n[=e]), a. [Also spelled phony.]
     [Compar. phonier; superl. phoniest.]
     1. Imitating something superior; intended to deceive;
        fraudulent; having a misleading appearance; not genuine;
        false; counterfeit; fake; as, a phoney diamond; a phoney
        hundred-dollar bill.
  
     Syn: bogus, counterfeit, fake, ersatz; fraudulent; false.
          [PJC]
  
     2. Pretending to be other than one is; putting on false
        appearances; insincere; hypocritical; -- of people.
        [PJC]

  phony \pho"ny\ (f[=o]"n[=e]), a. [Also spelled phoney.]
     [Compar. phonier; superl. phoniest.]
     1. imitating something superior; intended to deceive;
        fraudulent; having a misleading appearance; not genuine;
        counterfeit; fake; as, a phony diamond; a phony
        hundred-dollar bill.
  
     Syn: phoney, bogus, counterfeit, fake.
          [PJC]
  
     2. Pretending to be other than one is; putting on false
        appearances; insincere; hypocritical; -- of people.
        [PJC]