Thesaurus / blackguard
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Not exactly, except that I heard my stepfather denounce the doctor as an infernal cur and blackguard.
THE DOCTOR OF PIMLICOWILLIAM LE QUEUXDiard was, therefore, not a mere commonplace gambler who is seen to be a blackguard, and ends by begging.
JUANAHONORE DE BALZAC“You blackguard,” said Eric, standing irresolutely for a few minutes; and then with tears in his eyes began to climb the wall.
ERIC, OR LITTLE BY LITTLEFREDERIC W. FARRARIf you had not prevented him, that blackguard would have used abusive language to me and ranged himself on your side.
THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS: ENVY AND INDOLENCEEUGNE SUEThere was a drunken-looking blackguard opposite us in church,” he said to his son as they drove home; “do you know who he was?
THE WORKS OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON, VOLUME XXIROBERT LOUIS STEVENSONHe couldn't say he was a blackguard who'd taken advantage of a poor unprotected girl because she loved him.
OVER THE SLIPRAILSHENRY LAWSONI love low company, and am a bit of a ready-made blackguard.'
ART IN ENGLANDDUTTON COOKYou low blackguard, what do you mean by stealing your aunt's silver?
GRACE HARLOWE'S PLEBE YEAR AT HIGH SCHOOLJESSIE GRAHAM FLOWERI don't like to name names, but as we're all friends here, I don't mind saying he were a downright blackguard.
YORKSHIRE ODDITIES, INCIDENTS AND STRANGE EVENTSS. BARING-GOULDThere were those who asserted that he added: "At least, would that some man, and not this blackguard, put me to death."
HISTORY OF THE RISE OF THE HUGUENOTSHENRY BAIRDWORDS RELATED TO BLACKGUARD
- bad eggs
- bad news
- black sheeps
- blackguards
- charlatans
- cheaters
- cheats
- con artists
- criminals
- crooks
- defrauders
- devils
- frauds
- heels
- hooligans
- lowlifes
- mischief
- miscreants
- monstrosities
- ne'er-do-wells
- outlaws
- problems
- rapscallions
- rascals
- reprobates
- scalawags
- scamps
- scoundrels
- swindlers
- tricksters
- villains
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