Blackguardly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lacking principles or scruples; ; - W.M. Thackaray

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈælvɚɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɛvɪlˌɒkwəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɛvɪlˌɒkwəns/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈælvɚɹi/.

Examples

the rascally rabble
the tyranny of a scoundrelly aristocracy
the captain was set adrift by his roguish crew

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rascally roguish scoundrelly

Parts of Speech

adjective

lacking principles or scruples; ; - W.M. Thackaray

“the rascally rabble”

Word Forms

rascal	noun	a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
roguishness	noun	reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
scoundrel	noun	a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
blackguard	noun	someone who is morally reprehensible

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schamlos

es mangelt an Prinzipien oder Skrupeln; ; - W.M. Thackaray

🇫🇷French

ignoble

manque de principes ou de scrupules; ; - W.M. Thackaray

🇪🇸Spanish

vilmente

carente de principios o escrúpulos; ; -W.M. Thackaray

🇮🇹Italian

mascalzone

privi di principi e scrupoli; ; - W.M. Thackaray

🇳🇱Dutch

zwartgallig

het ontbreekt aan principes of scrupules; ; - W.M. Thakaray

🇵🇹Portuguese

desonestamente

falta de princípios ou escrúpulos; ; -W.M. Thackaray

🇷🇺Russian

подлый

отсутствие принципов или угрызений совести; ; - В.М. Теккарей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गंदी तरह

सिद्धांतों या अनुशासन का अभाव; ; - डब्ल्यू.एम. ठाकरे

🇧🇩Bengali

কালো গার্ডলি

অভাব নীতি বা কুসংস্কার; ; - W.M. ঠাকর

🇮🇳Tamil

கருப்பாக

கொள்கைகள் அல்லது நெறிகள் இல்லாதது; ; - டபிள்யூ.எம். தாக்கரே

🇮🇳Telugu

నల్లగా

సూత్రాలు లేదా చిత్తశుద్ధి లేకపోవడం; ; - డబ్ల్యూ.ఎం. థాకరే

🇮🇳Gujarati

બ્લેકગાર્ડલી

સિદ્ધાંતો અથવા ગેરસમજનો અભાવ; ; - ડબલ્યુ.એમ. ઠાકર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಪ್ಪಾಗಿ

ತತ್ವಗಳು ಅಥವಾ scruples ಕೊರತೆ; ; - ಡಬ್ಲ್ಯೂ.ಎಂ. ಠಾಕ್ರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കറുത്തിരുണ്ടു

തത്ത്വങ്ങളോ സൂക്ഷ്മതകളോ ഇല്ലാത്തത്; ; - ഡബ്ല്യു.എം. താക്കറെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਲੈਕਗਾਰਡਲੀ

ਅਸੂਲਾਂ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ ; - ਡਬਲਯੂ.ਐਮ. ਠਾਕਰੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

بلیک گارڈلی

اصولوں یا جھگڑوں کی کمی؛ ; --.W.M. ٹھاکرے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恶毒的

缺乏原则或顾忌； ; -W.M.萨克雷

🇯🇵Japanese

ブラックガードリー

原則や遠慮が欠けている。 ; -W.M.サッカライ

🇰🇷Korean

까칠하게

원칙이나 양심의 가책이 부족합니다. ; -W.M. 타카라이

🇻🇳Vietnamese

một cách hèn hạ

thiếu nguyên tắc hoặc thận trọng; ; - W.M. Thackaray

🇹🇭Thai

อย่างไม่ระมัดระวัง

ขาดหลักการหรือหลักธรรม ; - ดับเบิลยู.เอ็ม. แทคคาเรย์

🇮🇩Indonesian

menjijikkan

kurang prinsip atau ketelitian; ; - W.M. Thackaray

🇲🇾Malay

secara blackguard

kekurangan prinsip atau keraguan; ; - W.M. Thackaray

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بدئ

الافتقار إلى المبادئ أو الوازع؛ ; - دبليو إم. ثاكاراي

🇮🇷Persian

سیاه نمایی

فاقد اصول یا ظلم ها؛ ; - W.M. تاکارای

🇹🇷Turkish

tedbirsizce

ilkelerden veya vicdanlardan yoksun; ; - W.M. Taşkaray

🇮🇱Hebrew

באופן שחור

חסר עקרונות או הקפדה; ; - ו.מ. Thackaray

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