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blackguarded

blackguarded is the simple past and past participle of blackguard.

Meaning of blackguard

Verb

blackguard (third-person singular simple present blackguards, present participle blackguarding, simple past and past participle blackguarded)

  1. (transitive) To revile or abuse in scurrilous language.
    • Persons who passed each other in boats upon the Thames used to blackguard each other, in a trial of wit1850, Robert Southey, English Manners
  2. (intransitive) To act like a blackguard; to be a scoundrel.

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Questions about blackguarded

What is blackguarded the simple past and past participle of?
Blackguarded is the simple past and past participle of blackguard.

Words near blackguarded in the dictionary

  1. blackgin
  2. blackgins
  3. blackgirl
  4. blackgrass
  5. blackguard
  6. blackguarded
  7. blackguardery
  8. blackguarding
  9. blackguardise
  10. blackguardised
  11. blackguardises

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