blackguardly

adjective

Definition of blackguardlynext
as in criminal

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackguardly
  1. criminal
  2. rascally
  3. knavish
  4. corrupt
  5. sinful
  6. evil
  7. immoral
  8. crooked
Adjective
  • The investigation could lead to a wide range of legal outcomes, including, as detailed below, criminal charges, civil lawsuits and NCAA sanctions.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 Nov. 2024
  • In September 2019, a grand jury declined to indict Amy on criminal charges after he was accused of financial exploitation and following an investigation by the Texas Rangers.
    Austin American-Statesman, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of criminal
Adjective
  • In 1950, scientists deployed a virus called Myxoma to destroy the rascally rabbits.
    Bethany Brookshire, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Dec. 2022
  • The Los Angeles Rams, starring as the rascally rabbit, defeated the slow-and-deliberate Cincinnati Bengals in a fascinating case study between completely opposite approaches to team-building.
    Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2022
Definition of rascally
Adjective
  • Wells could be playful, knavish, and his tone here is one of urgency and optimism about the distribution of information.
    BostonGlobe.com, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2021
  • The same people who are now telling us that only Republican-voting obscurantists, ignorant deplorables and knavish right-wing media pundits are raising doubts about the vaccine would have been oozing skepticism.
    Gerard Baker, WSJ, 12 July 2021
Definition of knavish
Adjective
  • Others, such as Sri Lanka, have oscillated back and forth, with more democratic presidents and corrupt populist autocrats alternating as leaders.
    Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Activists began showing up at election-board meetings with signs calling Lindsey corrupt.
    Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of corrupt
Adjective
  • Building a lexicon around shame creates an easy dichotomy − one that separates foods, and our desire for them, into good and bad, sinful and pure, moral and amoral.
    Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
  • To the media and many public observers, the tragedy cemented the architect’s sinful character.
    Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of sinful
Adjective
  • The story of a farmer tasked with protecting a magic baby from an evil queen is not exactly the most original story in the world, but that hasn’t stopped this from becoming a classic, with Warwick Davis as Willow Ufgood and Val Kilmer waving a sword around.
    Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The plot centers on Scott Pilgrim, a Canadian indie rock slacker who falls in love with a girl named Ramona Flowers and then has to fight her seven evil exes in video game-style battles.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of evil
Adjective
  • This term was derived from bawd, which referred to someone who encouraged immoral or promiscuous behavior, particularly a procuress or pimp.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
  • Some senior officers mistakenly believe that the military is obligated to resist orders that are unethical or immoral.
    Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 13 Sep. 2024
Definition of immoral
Adjective
  • Undeterred, many simply turn around and renew their northbound journeys, dodging criminals, crooked cops and Mexican immigration agents.
    Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The crooked cop doesn’t seem worried about his current situation.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of crooked
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