Lexic.us

Definition of McCarthy

1. Noun. United States satirical novelist and literary critic (1912-1989).

2. Noun. United States politician who unscrupulously accused many citizens of being Communists (1908-1957).

Definition of McCarthy

1. Proper noun. (surname from=Scottish Gaelic dot=) of (etyl gd) or (etyl ga) origin. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of McCarthy

McAdie McAlester McAllen McAlpine's Fusiliers McAndrew McArdle's disease McArdle's syndrome McArdle-Schmid-Pearson disease McArdle disease McBurney's incision

McBurney's point McBurney's sign McCain McCainiac McCainiacs McCarthy (current term) McCarthy's reflexes McCarthyesque McCarthyism McCarthyisms

McCarthyist McCarthyite McCarthyites McCartney McCauley McCavish McCaw McCobb McComb

Literary usage of McCarthy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"McCarthy, D'Alton, Canadian politician: b. near Dublin, Ireland, in 1836; d. Canada, 11 May 1898. He was the son of an Irish barrister who found a home for ..."

2. The Journal of the American-Irish Historical Society by American-Irish Historical Society (1922)
"Colonel Daniel Edward McCarthy, aged sixty-three, veteran of many wars and ... Colonel McCarthy was the first member of the American Expeditionary Forces to ..."

3. The New-York Legal Observer by Samuel Owen (1845)
"Banks and others, executors of McCarthy v. Walker. act for the relief of Eliza McCarthy, (Laws of 1836, c. — p. 737,) by which the commissioners of the land ..."

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