blackguardism
UK/ˈblæɡɑːdɪzəm/US/ˈblæˌɡɑɹdɪzəm/
blackguardism noun: synonym of blackguardry.
Noun
blackguardism (countable and uncountable, plural blackguardisms)
- Synonym of blackguardry.
- swindlery and blackguardism1837, Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC, (please specify the book or page number)
- Collectively, I think, but am not certain, they are the worst men in the regiment so far as genial blackguardism goes.1887, Rudyard Kipling, “The Three Musketeers”, in Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio Society, published 2005, page 49
- Synonyms:
- blackguardry
Synonyms of blackguardism
Forms of blackguardism
| plural | blackguardisms |
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Origin of blackguardism
From blackguard + -ism.
Questions about blackguardism
- What does blackguardism mean?
- Blackguardism means synonym of blackguardry.
- What part of speech is blackguardism?
- Blackguardism is a noun.
- How do you pronounce blackguardism?
- Blackguardism is pronounced /ˈblæɡɑːdɪzəm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of blackguardism?
- The plural of blackguardism is blackguardisms.
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