Blackguardly

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Blackguardly \Black"guard*ly\, adv. & a.
     In the manner of or resembling a blackguard; abusive;
     scurrilous; ruffianly.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  blackguardly
       adj : lacking principles or scruples; "the rascally rabble"; "the
             tyranny of a scoundrelly aristocracy" - W.M. Thackaray;
             "the captain was set adrift by his roguish crew" [syn:
             {rascally}, {roguish}, {scoundrelly}]