Roguery

Word ROGUERY
Character 7
Hyphenation rogu er y
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Roguery"

What do we mean by roguery?

Behavior characteristic of a rogue. noun

A mischievous act. noun

The life of a vagrant; vagabondism. noun

Knavish tricks; cheating; fraud; dishonest practices. noun

Waggery; arch tricks; mischievousness. noun

The life of a vargant. noun

The practices of a rogue; knavish tricks; cheating; fraud; dishonest practices. noun

Arch tricks; mischievousness. noun

Malicious or reckless behaviour noun

Mischievous behaviour noun

Reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others noun

Malicious or reckless behaviour

Mischievous behaviour

Synonyms and Antonyms for Roguery

The word "roguery" in example sentences

Scott's brother was wounded and afterwards arrested & lodged in jail at Bilboe's instance -- charge "roguery" -- ❋ Unknown (1864)

Emperor Charles V., an accomplished soldier and a learned historian -- such was the creator of the hungry rogue Lazarillo, and the founder of the "picaresque" school of fiction, or the romance of roguery, which is not yet extinct. ❋ Various (1909)

So all he gained by his roguery was a burnt skin and nothing to show for it; and that has happened more than once to rogues whose wits are so sharp that they cut their own fingers with them. ❋ Unknown (1887)

We live, Augustus, in an age eminently favorable to the growth of all roguery which is careful enough to keep up appearances. ❋ Unknown (2003)

I do not think that the grand, old anti-slavery pioneer went to his grave thinking there was any 'roguery' in me. ❋ Unknown (1895)

The general complained to the governor of Pennsylvania on May 24 about the folly of Mr. Dinwiddie and the roguery of the Assembly, and unless the road of communication from your province is opened and some contracts made . . . ❋ David A. Clary (2011)

To make one half the world fools and the other half hypocrites; to support roguery and error all over the world ... ❋ Unknown (2010)

And then the face that was turned to his was the face of the Little Lady of the Big House, the mouth smiling mischievously, the eyes filled with roguery, as she said: ❋ Unknown (2010)

“Lord Jarret had a look of roguery about him,” Annabel said stoutly. ❋ Sabrina Jeffries (2010)

His life outside football involved divorce and roguery, a spell as landlord of a villainous London pub and a much-publicised arrest for smuggling pornography. ❋ Barney Ronay (2010)

Onfield violence, roguery, landlordship and divorce – Peter Storey's autobiography has it all ❋ Barney Ronay (2010)

Mr. Kelly writes sympathetically, not mockingly, of Shelby, and he has a proper appreciation for the brazen roguery of Doc Kearns, whose greed and manipulativeness made the fight possible — and doomed Shelby's self-promotional hopes. ❋ Bill Kauffman (2010)

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