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panurgy

panurgy noun: mischief-making in all matters, knavery.

Noun

panurgy (usually uncountable, plural panurgies)

  1. (usually) mischief-making in all matters, knavery.
  2. (usually) Skill in all kinds of work or business; craft.
    • Wisdom and Eloquence without Truth and Justice are a Panurgy, that is to say, a guile or slight, such as Parasites use in Comedies1707, Nicholas Ling, Politeuphuia, Wits Common-Wealth

Forms of panurgy

pluralpanurgies

Origin of panurgy

From Ancient Greek, pan- + -urgy.

Questions about panurgy

What does panurgy mean?
Panurgy means mischief-making in all matters, knavery.
What part of speech is panurgy?
Panurgy is a noun.
What is the plural of panurgy?
The plural of panurgy is panurgies.

Words near panurgy in the dictionary

  1. Panunsulan
  2. panunzite
  3. panuramine
  4. panurgic
  5. panurgies
  6. panurgy
  7. panurid
  8. panurids
  9. panus
  10. panuveitis
  11. panvasculopathies

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