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Word entry · 7 letters

puffery

Best crossword clue

"Exaggerated praise"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈpʌfəɹi/Part of speech nounSorted effpruyStarts with PEnds with Y1 clues
1P2U3F4F5E6R7Y

Definitions

  1. a flattering commendation (especially when used for promotional purposes)

Word origin

From puff + -ery.

Used in a sentence

  • Harvest was promptly pegged as a "lite" group, a purveyor of pop puffery.
  • Cigarheads even have a new magazine, a lavish, glossy two-pound package of pride and puffery called Cigar Aficionado.

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