Found 2 items, similar to quackery.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: quackery quackery n 1: medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings [syn: empiricism] 2: the dishonesty of a charlatan [syn: charlatanism]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Quackery Quackery \Quack"er*y\, n.; pl. Quackeries. The acts, arts, or boastful pretensions of a quack; false pretensions to any art; empiricism. --Carlyle. [1913 Webster]