FEINTEST

Adjective

feintest

superlative form of feint: most feint

Source: Wiktionary


FEINT

Feint, a. Etym: [F. feint, p.p. of feindre to feign. See Feign.]

Definition: Feigned; counterfeit. [Obs.] Dressed up into any feint appearance of it. Locke.

Feint, n. Etym: [F. feinte, fr. feint. See Feint, a.]

1. That which is feigned; an assumed or false appearance; a pretense; a stratagem; a fetch. Courtley's letter is but a feint to get off. Spectator.

2. A mock blow or attack on one part when another part is intended to be struck; -- said of certain movements in fencing, boxing, war, etc.

Feint, v. i.

Definition: To make a feint, or mock attack.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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RECREANT

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