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knavish
Meaning of
knavish
in English:
knavish
Pronunciation
/ˈneɪvɪʃ/
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adjective
archaic
Dishonest or unscrupulous.
‘his knavish tricks will be frustrated’
More example sentences
‘One is at times reminded of Belloc's remark to the effect that the best proof of the divine foundation and support of the Church is that no institution run with such knavish imbecility could otherwise survive.’
Synonyms
dishonourable
, unprincipled, unscrupulous, ignoble, untrustworthy, roguish, rascally, scoundrelly, mischievous, reprobate, unregenerate, villainous, wicked, depraved, bad, immoral, fiendish, devilish
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