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knavery::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dishonesty |
| Type of | actus reus, misconduct, wrongdoing, wrongful conduct |
| Has types | falsification, trick, perfidy, quackery, treachery, treason, betrayal, charlatanism, falsehood |
Examples of knavery
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When the ministers failed to appear, the officials, alerted about Kazzar's knavery, sent out alarms.
From the time.com
The answer, at least in Salt Lake City, was that some of them were foolish to think their knavery would go undetected.
From the time.com
But his real lesson, as sobering in its way, is that the boom arose not from knavery but from credulity on a grand scale.
From the economist.com
There is no reason other than knavery or cowardice why the British government should not take on the crap food industry.
From the guardian.co.uk
He will never be had up for his knavery.
From the guardian.co.uk
There was, for instance, Thomas Verney, Ralph's brother, who managed to combine ostentatious Christianity with utter knavery.
From the economist.com
Now and then, a bit of plot sprouts through the film's glossy surfaces, most of it familiar knavery about the assassination of a Middle Eastern Prime Minister.
From the time.com
In later usage it generally applied to any kind of quality or activity associated with a particular sort of person, as in English knavery, roguery, witchery, wizardry.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Dishonesty: lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
- (knave) rogue: a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
- (knave) jack: one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince
- (Knave (magazine)) Knave magazine is a long-established British pornographic magazine, published by Galaxy Publications. It is the upmarket sister publication of Fiesta magazine.
- The (mis)behaviour of a knave, boyish mischief; Deceit, an unprincipled action
- (knave) A tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person; a rogue; a villain; A playing card marked with the figure of a servant or soldier; a jack; A boy; especially, a boy servant; Any male servant; a menial
- (KNAVE) A false, dishonest, or deceitful person. This signification of the word has arisen by a long perversion of its original meaning.
- (Knave) A decietful person. Used as an insult.
- (Knave) More commonly referred to as a Jack.
