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blackguardly

adj
/ˈblæɡ.ɑːrd.li/US

Etymology

From blackguard + -ly.

  1. derived from *wardāną✻ — “to guard, protect”
  2. derived from *wardēn✻
  3. derived from wardo
  4. derived from garder
  5. compounded as blackguard — “black + guard”
  6. suffixed as blackguardly — “blackguard + ly”

Definitions

  1. Characteristic of a blackguard.

    • Blackguardly barneys called boxing competitions.
    • Slipping the rope from the jenny, he handed her off to his fellow in blackguardly deals, and with remarkable inconspicuity put on the halter and dug in his heels.

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