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单词 skulduggery
释义 skul·dug·gery
noun
or skull·dug·gery also scul·dug·gery or scull·dug·gery \ˌskəlˈdəg(ə)rē, -ri also ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷\
(-es)
Etymology: alteration of sculduddery
1.
 a. : dishonest, underhanded, unfair, or unscrupulous behavior or activity
  < suspects skulduggery in death of Londoner — Saturday Review >
  < counterfeiting is a prehistoric form of gainful skulduggery — St. Clair McKelway >
  < some alleged skulduggery in the state department — Elmer Davis >
  < won over to producing his major shows on the rival chain only by skulduggery — Herman Wouk >
 b. : proficiency in or a tendency toward such behavior or activity
  < with such skill and skulduggery that nothing was suspected — Time >
  < the skulduggery in human nature — John Cournos >
2. : an instance of skulduggery
 < a stranger to those skulduggeries which have brought politics into disrepute — New Republic >
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