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black·guard

blackguard

 
pronunciation:
blae grd
parts of speech:
noun, transitive verb
part of speech: noun
definition: an unprincipled, dishonest person; scoundrel.
synonyms:
knave, miscreant, reprobate, rogue, scoundrel, villain
similar words:
bastard, cad, creep, cur, dastard, devil, heel, louse, rascal, rat, scamp, wretch
 
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: blackguards, blackguarding, blackguarded
definition: to speak to or about abusively; revile.
synonyms:
abuse, berate, revile
similar words:
assail, attack, defame, denigrate, denounce, disparage, malign, vilify, vituperate
derivations: blackguardly (adj.), blackguardly (adv.)