knavery
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və noun, plural knav·er·ies.
1.
action or practice characteristic of a knave.
2.
unprincipled, untrustworthy, or dishonest dealing; trickery.
3.
a knavish act or practice.
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| —n , pl -eries | |
| 1. | a deceitful or dishonest act |
| 2. | dishonest conduct; trickery |
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Example sentences
The world is so wicked and so old, that it is bard to invent a new knavery.
Great knaves thrive only by winking at the knavery of their under- strappers.
But it is all of a piece with a personal career, which, for romantic incident and successful knavery has few parallels.
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