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Word entry · 8 letters

flummery

Best crossword clue

"Empty flattery"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈflʌməɹi/Part of speech nounSorted eflmmruyStarts with FEnds with Y1 clues
1F2L3U4M5M6E7R8Y

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Definitions

  1. meaningless ceremonies and flattery

Word origin

Borrowed from Welsh llymru (“a sour jelly derived from boiled oatmeal”), of uncertain origin, perhaps related to llymrig (“slippery”).

Used in a sentence

  • 1940, Rex Stout, Over My Dead Body "Pfui! This is flummery!"

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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues

01Empty flattery8 letters

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