blackguardly

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English

Etymology

From blackguard +‎ -ly.

Adjective

blackguardly (comparative more blackguardly, superlative most blackguardly)

  1. Characteristic of a blackguard.
    • 1882 September 2, Evening News, column 6, page 1:
      Blackguardly barneys called boxing competitions.
    • 2017, Jan D. Hodge, The Bard & Scheherazade Keep Company, San Jose, Calif.: Able Muse Press, →ISBN, page 55:
      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.