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dupery

[ doo-puh-ree, dyoo- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural dup·er·ies

Origin of dupery¹

From the French word duperie, dating back to 1750–60. See dupe ¹, -ery

But the fact that they were not due to any external dupery didn't make them a bit pleasanter to see.

Fleetwood's wrath with his position warned him against the dupery of any such alcove thoughts.

The whole displays a complete system of dupery, and the agents were graduated.

He attributed the dupery to a trick of imposing the idea of her virtue upon men.

His Eminence the Cardinal Savelli was angry enough at the dupery which had been practised on him.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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