单词 | knavery |
释义 | knavery (once / 6592 pages) n WORD FAMILY knavery: knaveries+/knave: knavery, knaves, knavish/knavish: knavishly USAGE EXAMPLESThe choice between clownish and vitriolic populism, on the one hand, and Clintonian knavery, on the other, is not one we ever wanted to make. Washington Post(Aug 05, 2016) I found out Doctor Irving upon this, and acquainted him of the captain's knavery. Slate(Jun 03, 2015) Pray remember me to him, and to all my friends, and inquire about the letter; you'll find knavery in it. Scott, Eva, Rupert Prince Palatine(2012) n lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing Syn|Hypo|Hyper dishonesty betrayal, perfidy, treachery, treason an act of deliberate betrayal charlatanism, quackerythe dishonesty of a charlatan trickan attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent falsehood, falsificationthe act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting double cross, double-crossingan act of betrayal selloutan act of betrayal frame-up, setupan act that incriminates someone on a false charge sophisticationfalsification by the use of sophistry; misleading by means of specious fallacies forgerycriminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud actus reus, misconduct, wrongdoing, wrongful conduct activity that transgresses moral or civil law |
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