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skulduggery
[ skuhl-duhg-uh-ree ]
/ skʌlˈdʌg ə ri /
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noun, plural skul·dug·ger·ies.
a variant of skullduggery.
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Words nearby skulduggery
Skrymir, Skt, SKU, skua, Skuld, skulduggery, skulk, skull, skull and crossbones, skullcap, skullduggery
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How to use skulduggery in a sentence
Tax skulduggery is mostly about keeping income off your tax returns (i.e., hiding it from the tax man).
Jon Stewart's parody coverage of the story has relentlessly emphasized not his cable-stealing skulduggery but—his blondness.
Don Loris vexedly tried to contrive some useful skulduggery without the information to base it on.
The Pirates of Ersatz|Murray Leinster“It was a simple matter of scientific knowledge and a little skulduggery,” pursued the story-teller obligingly.
Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager|Burt L. Standish
British Dictionary definitions for skulduggery
skulduggery
US skullduggery
/ (skʌlˈdʌɡərɪ) /
noun
informal underhand dealing; trickery
Word Origin for skulduggery
C19: altered from earlier Scot sculduddery; of obscure origin
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