CEFR B1

hackish

adjective

Meaning

hackish means (computing, informal) Using, or characterised by, hacks: poorly designed workarounds. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as hackish.
A hackish tone can change the mood of a conversation.

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hackish (B1)

adjective

Definition

Examples

The writer described the response as hackish.
A hackish tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became hackish after the announcement.

How to Use hackish

hackish + noun (collocation): Use hackish before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a hackish reaction."
become hackish (collocation): Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became hackish near the end."

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