KNAVERY

dishonesty, knavery

(noun) lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

knavery (countable and uncountable, plural knaveries)

The tricks or antics of a knave; boyish mischief.

An unprincipled action; deceit.

Anagrams

• varenyk

Source: Wiktionary


Knav"er*y, n.; pl. Knaveries (.

1. The practices of a knave; petty villainy; fraud; trickery; a knavish action. This is flat knavery, to take upon you another man's name. Shak.

2. pl.

Definition: Roguish or mischievous tricks. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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