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blackguardly Definition


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blackguard (dated or facetious)
noun
    1. A rogue or villain; a contemptible scoundrel.
      Thesaurus: rascal, villain, scoundrel, rogue, miscreant, wretch.
Derivative: blackguardly
adj
    Etymology: 16c in obsolete sense ‘the lowest form of servant'.



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