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crookery

crookery noun: the activities of crooks; crime.

Noun

crookery (countable and uncountable, plural crookeries)

  1. The activities of crooks; crime.
    • It was always intriguing to hear about some new form of crookery or deception.1959, Roald Dahl, Parson's Pleasure
    • But this is small time crookery to the real manipulators and deceivers.2003, Martin Howell, Predators and profits: 100+ ways for investors to protect their nest eggs

Forms of crookery

pluralcrookeries

Origin of crookery

From crook + -ery.

Questions about crookery

What does crookery mean?
Crookery means the activities of crooks; crime.
What part of speech is crookery?
Crookery is a noun.
What is the plural of crookery?
The plural of crookery is crookeries.

Words near crookery in the dictionary

  1. crookening
  2. crookens
  3. crooker
  4. crookeries
  5. Crookers
  6. crookery
  7. Crookes
  8. Crookes dark space
  9. Crookes layer
  10. Crookes layers
  11. Crookes radiometer

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