PHONEY

bogus, fake, phony, phoney, bastard

(adjective) fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

hypocrite, dissembler, dissimulator, phony, phoney, pretender

(noun) a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

phoney (comparative phonier, superlative phoniest)

(mostly, British) Alternative form of phony

Noun

phoney (plural phoneys or phonies)

Alternative form of phony

Source: Wiktionary



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28 April 2024

POLYGENIC

(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes


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In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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