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phony
01
not based on honesty or truth and intended to mislead others
Dialect
American
American
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
phoniest
Comparative
phonier
gradable
Examples
The phony psychic claimed to have special powers but was exposed as a fraud.
Phony
01
a person who is insincere or pretends to be something they are not
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Human
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
phonies
Examples
The phony acted friendly but secretly spread rumors.
