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The Collaborative International Dictionary
phoniest

phoney \pho"ney\ (f[=o]"n[=e]), a. [Also spelled phony.]

  1. imitating something superior; intended to deceive; fraudulent; having a misleading appearance; not genuine; counterfeit; fake; as, a phoney diamond; a phoney hundred-dollar bill.

    Syn: bogus, counterfeit, fake.

  2. pretending to be other than one is; putting on false appearances; insincere; hypocritical; -- of people.

phoniest

phony \pho"ny\ (f[=o]"n[=e]), a. [Also spelled phoney.]

  1. imitating something superior; intended to deceive; fraudulent; having a misleading appearance; not genuine; counterfeit; fake; as, a phony diamond; a phony hundred-dollar bill.

    Syn: bogus, counterfeit, fake.

  2. pretending to be other than one is; putting on false appearances; insincere; hypocritical; -- of people.

Wiktionary
phoniest

a. (en-superlativephony)

WordNet
phony

  1. adj. fraudulent; having a misleading appearance [syn: bogus, fake, phoney, bastard]

  2. n. a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he does not hold [syn: hypocrite, dissembler, phoney, pretender]

  3. [also: phoniest, phonier]

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Usage examples of "phoniest".

Nordy Elliott smiled the biggest, phoniest smile he could muster at the petite redhead sitting beside him.

On her head sat the phoniest looking raven-haired wig either man had ever seen.

Kate had scored off the phoniest person in a room full of phonies, and Charlotte had looked so pleased and grateful.