blackguard
To revile or abuse in scurrilous languageTo revile or abuse in scurrilous language.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
» If I were not such a blackguard myself, I'd call you one, for your treatment of your wife.
Аби я не був такий же самий, то сказав би, що ти поводишся зі своєю жінкою як справжня сволота. — pinaxe
pinaxe · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(transitive)To revile or abuse in scurrilous language.
(intransitive)To act like a blackguard; to be a scoundrel.
- use foul or abusive language towards
- subject to laughter or ridicule
Examples
4 sentencesIf I were not such a blackguard myself, I'd call you one, for your treatment of your wife.
Аби я не був такий же самий, то сказав би, що ти поводишся зі своєю жінкою як справжня сволота. — pinaxe
A cynic is a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be.
deEin Zyniker ist ein Mensch, der die Dinge so sieht, wie sie sind, und nicht, wie sie sein sollten. — Esperantostern
She married an artist named Lyons, who came sketching on the moor. He proved to be a blackguard and deserted her.
No man in all Edos, save the King, is so powerful as he, nor is there a bigger blackguard within its walls.
Origin
From black + guard, thought to have referred originally to the scullions and lower menialsFrom black + guard, thought to have referred originally to the scullions and lower menials of a court, or of a nobleman's household, who wore black liveries or blacked shoes and boots, or were often stained with soot.
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Forms
blackguards, blackguarding, blackguarded, blackguarded| Base form | blackguard · to blackguard |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | blackguards |
| Present participle | blackguarding |
| Past simple | blackguarded |
| Past participle | blackguarded |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
11 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.