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Meaning of "skulduggery" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SKULDUGGERY

Altered from earlier Scot sculduddery; of obscure origin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SKULDUGGERY

skulduggery  [skʌlˈdʌɡərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SKULDUGGERY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Skulduggery is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SKULDUGGERY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of skulduggery in the English dictionary

The definition of skulduggery in the dictionary is underhand dealing; trickery.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SKULDUGGERY


allegory
ˈælɪɡərɪ
buggery
ˈbʌɡərɪ
Calgary
ˈkælɡərɪ
category
ˈkætɪɡərɪ
Gregory
ˈɡrɛɡərɪ
humbuggery
ˈhʌmˌbʌɡərɪ
Hungary
ˈhʌŋɡərɪ
Nagari
ˈnɑːɡərɪ
piggery
ˈpɪɡərɪ
pugaree
ˈpʌɡərɪ
puggaree
ˈpʌɡərɪ
sculduggery
skʌlˈdʌɡərɪ
skullduggery
skʌlˈdʌɡərɪ
smuggery
ˈsmʌɡərɪ
snuggerie
ˈsnʌɡərɪ
snuggery
ˈsnʌɡərɪ
subcategory
ˈsʌbˌkætəɡərɪ
sugary
ˈʃʊɡərɪ
thuggery
ˈθʌɡərɪ
vinegary
ˈvɪnɪɡərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SKULDUGGERY

skua
skudler
skug
skulduddery
skulk
skulker
skulkingly
skull
skull and crossbones
skull cap
skullcap
skullduggery
skulpin
skummer
skunk
skunk cabbage
skunkbird
skunkweed
skunky
skurry

WORDS THAT END LIKE SKULDUGGERY

carpetbaggery
doggery
eggery
froggery
gaggery
groggery
hoggery
imagery
jaggery
niggery
pettifoggery
priggery
raggery
ratbaggery
staggery
toggery
waggery
Whiggery
wiggery
windbaggery
zigzaggery

Synonyms and antonyms of skulduggery in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SKULDUGGERY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «skulduggery» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of skulduggery

Translation of «skulduggery» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SKULDUGGERY

Find out the translation of skulduggery to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of skulduggery from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «skulduggery» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

skulduggery
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

skulduggery
570 millions of speakers

English

skulduggery
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

skulduggery
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

skulduggery
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

надувательство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

skulduggery
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চাতুরি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

magouilles
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Skulduggery
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

üble Tricks
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

skulduggery
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

skulduggery
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Skulduggery
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

skulduggery
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தகாவழிச் சூழ்ச்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्कुलडॉगरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hilekârlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

imbrogli
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Skulduggery
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

обдурювання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

skulduggery
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ατιμία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skulduggery
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Skulduggery
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skulduggery
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of skulduggery

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SKULDUGGERY»

The term «skulduggery» is regularly used and occupies the 61.838 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SKULDUGGERY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «skulduggery» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «skulduggery» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about skulduggery

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SKULDUGGERY»

Discover the use of skulduggery in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to skulduggery and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Skulduggery Pleasant:
Together for the first time, books 4, 5 and 6 in the biggest, funniest, most thrilling comedy-horror-adventure series in the universe!
Derek Landy, 2013
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Death Bringer (Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 6)
Meet Skulduggery Pleasant: detective, sorcerer, warrior. Oh yes. And dead.
Derek Landy, 2011
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The Faceless Ones (Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 3)
Meet Skulduggery Pleasant: detective, sorcerer, warrior. Oh yes. And dead.
Derek Landy, 2009
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Kingdom of the Wicked (Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 7)
The seventh instalment in the biggest, funniest, most thrilling comedy-horror-adventure series in the universe...
Derek Landy, 2012
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Mortal Coil (Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 5)
Meet Skulduggery Pleasant: detective, sorcerer, warrior. Oh yes. And dead.
Derek Landy, 2010
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Skulduggery Pleasant: Playing with Fire
Skulduggery and Valkyrie are facing a new enemy: Baron Vengeous, who is determined to bring back the terrifying Faceless Ones and is crafting an army of evil to help him.
Derek Landy, 2011
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Dark Days (Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 4)
Meet Skulduggery Pleasant: detective, sorcerer, warrior. Oh yes. And dead.
Derek Landy, 2010
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Last Stand of Dead Men (Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 8)
The eighth instalment in the biggest, funniest, most thrilling comedy-horror-adventure series in the universe - and the follow-up to 2012’s number-one bestseller, Kingdom of the Wicked...
Derek Landy, 2013
9
Playing With Fire (Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 2)
Meet Skulduggery Pleasant: detective, sorcerer, warrior. Oh yes. And dead.
Derek Landy, 2009
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Car Wars: Fifty Years of Greed, Treachery, and Skulduggery ...
Reveals some of the auto industry's darker secrets, including the fact that General Motors manufactured airplane engines for Nazi Germany
Jonathan Mantle, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SKULDUGGERY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term skulduggery is used in the context of the following news items.
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BTS on Series 9: Skulduggery, Monsters & Clara Moments
BTS on Series 9: Skulduggery, Monsters & Clara Moments. July 29, 2015. Share on Facebook 2 Tweet about this on Twitter 7 Share on Google+ 0 Share on ... «Doctor Who TV, Jul 15»
2
Sex And Skulduggery In L'Amore Dei Tre Re
It's easy to see why this short, punchy opera by Italo Montemezzi first became popular a hundred or so years ago. And easy to see why it declined soon after and ... «Londonist, Jul 15»
3
When primaries degenerate into political skulduggery
However, primaries of some of the political parties seem too degenerating into political skulduggery, leaving a bad taste and odour, as regards to the quality of ... «New Era, Jul 15»
4
Sexism, scandal and skulduggery: how Spanish tennis went into …
Rafael Nadal's early Wimbledon exit is perhaps the least of the problems facing Spanish tennis after the resignation of its president and sacking of its Davis Cup ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
5
Township property skulduggery
We need more fearless activists such as the brave and relentless Pinky Moticoe, writes Zingisa Mkhuma. Johannesburg - Kathleen “Pinky” Moticoe deserves an ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
6
The Last Bookaneer by Matthew Pearl – a historical romp about …
The Last Bookaneer by Matthew Pearl – a historical romp about literary skulduggery. Plans are afoot to steal Robert Louis Stevenson's final novel in Pearl's ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
7
Boat race joy after a bit of skulduggery
But saboteurs struck a popular annual raft race event when holes were drilled in the bottom of competitors' boats. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution Festival ... «shropshirestar.com, Jun 15»
8
Black ops and skulduggery attaches to single-issue parties
On a ballot paper with 16 political parties and 390 names, there is plenty of room for mischief. And skulduggery. Nothing is as it seems with the single-issue ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 15»
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The riddle of the gender quotas: Councillor smells skulduggery and …
Cllr Brabazon smells skulduggery and its name is Woman. Under the headline “We should be blind to gender when electing our politicians” (remember that), ... «Irish Times, Mar 15»
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Death at Crufts: a brief history of pet show skulduggery
Yet there has been skulduggery at pet shows since pet shows were invented. And rarely have past mysteries been solved. The Senn spaniel poisonings, New ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»

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