Blackguardly Definition & Meaning
blackguardly
- adjective
- lacking principles or scruples; "the rascally rabble"; "the tyranny of a scoundrelly aristocracy" - W.M. Thackaray; "the captain was set adrift by his roguish crew"
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- What does blackguardly mean?
- lacking principles or scruples; "the rascally rabble"; "the tyranny of a scoundrelly aristocracy" - W.M. Thackaray; "the captain was set adrift by his roguish crew"
- What part of speech is blackguardly?
- Blackguardly is an adjective.