Definition
Characteristic of or relating to charlatan behavior; fraudulent, deceptive, or involving pretense and deception.
Etymology
From charlatan plus the suffix -ical, an extended adjectival form combining two suffixes (-ic and -al) for emphasis.
Kelly Says
Using both -ic and -al together (charlatanic vs. charlatanical) is how English adds intensity—it's like saying 'doubly deceptive' or 'extra fraudulent,' making the word feel more serious and condemnatory!
Translations
ARالعربية
مُحتال
mu-hat-al
BNবাংলা
চক্রান্তকারী
chok-kran-tar-ka-ri
CSČeština
podvodník
po-d-vo-d-nik
DADansk
bedrager
be-dra-ger
DEDeutsch
Charlatan
char-la-tan
ELΕλληνικά
ψευτοπροφήτης
pseu-to-pro-fi-tis
ESEspañol
charlatán
char-la-tan
FRFrançais
charlatan
shar-la-tan
HEעברית
תועמלן
toe-mel-lan
IDBahasa Indonesia
penipu
pe-ni-pu
IGIG
onye n'egwu
o-nye n-e-gwu
ITItaliano
ciarlatano
cha-ri-la-tano
KMKM
អ្នកប្រាប់
a-nk pra-ap
MSBahasa Melayu
penipu
pe-ni-pu
NLNederlands
charlatan
char-la-tan
NONorsk
bedrager
be-dra-ger
PTPortuguês
charlatão
char-la-tao
RUРусский
шарлатан
shar-la-tan
SVSvenska
bedragare
be-dra-ga-re
SWKiswahili
mchawi
m-cha-wi
TLTL
mang-a-li-ng
man-ga-li-ng
TRTürkçe
sahtekar
sah-te-kar
UKУкраїнська
шарлата́н
shar-la-tan
VITiếng Việt
lừa đảo
l-ua da-o
ZH中文
江湖骗子
jiang-hu pian-zi
ZUZU
umshayeli
um-sha-ye-li