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单词 skulduggery
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Definition of skulduggery in English:

skulduggery

(also skullduggery)
noun skʌlˈdʌɡ(ə)riˌskəlˈdəɡ(ə)ri
mass noun
  • Underhand, unscrupulous, or dishonest behaviour or activities.

    a firm that investigates commercial skulduggery
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Do note, however, the snide tone of the remark, and the imputation of dishonesty and skullduggery among scientists.
    • Ansari depicts the history of the caliphs as a sordid one of oppression and skullduggery.
    • Now, none of this should be taken to mean success is invariably tainted by skullduggery or attained in spite of incompetence.
    • This fascinating study of one of the century's greatest ‘scams' shows that financial skullduggery did not begin with Robert Maxwell or Enron.
    • It sounds dull but it this sort of underhand skullduggery that bloggers should be uncovering.
    • Obviously with projects this momentous there's bound to be a touch of skullduggery.
    • Chisholm is very close to Deacon and unlikely to collaborate in any cabinet skullduggery.
    • The reason for this legislative skullduggery is obvious: No one wants to publicly defend the indefensible.
    • It gets even stranger with bullets, conspiracies, death threats and international skullduggery.
    • Of all the financiers Bangkok wants to string up for mismanagement and skullduggery leading to the Crisis, it is Pin they want most.
    • What the Sligo County Board have done is to engage in a low, mean-spirited, under-hand piece of skulduggery.
    • Martin Scorsese's epic tale of skulduggery and violence is even more extreme than Sergio Leone's Once Upon A Time In America.
    • Nonetheless, his downfall was caused by his skullduggery in the context of the defeat in Vietnam.
    • Measuring the volume of corporate skullduggery precisely is difficult.
    • Instead, the stories have been about alleged corruption, incompetence and skulduggery.
    • What kind of skullduggery was going on in the front-row, we do not know.
    • What the Cork and Kerry decisions mean is that every form of skullduggery is given semi-official legitimacy.
    • But economic skullduggery should be set within a more important wider context which I will discuss later.
    • As exchanges become more of a presence in the market, the potential for skullduggery has never been greater.
    • Nixon compared this skullduggery with the conduct towards reporters of the Kennedy White House.
    Synonyms
    trickery, swindling, fraudulence, double-dealing, sharp practice, unscrupulousness, underhandedness, chicanery, machinations
    informal shenanigans, funny business, hanky-panky, monkey business
    British informal monkey tricks, jiggery-pokery
    North American informal monkeyshines

Origin

Mid 19th century: alteration of Scots sculduddery, of unknown origin.

Rhymes

snuggery, thuggery
 
 

Definition of skulduggery in US English:

skulduggery

(also skullduggery)
nounˌskəlˈdəɡ(ə)rēˌskəlˈdəɡ(ə)ri
  • Underhanded or unscrupulous behavior; trickery.

    a firm that investigates commercial skulduggery
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Martin Scorsese's epic tale of skulduggery and violence is even more extreme than Sergio Leone's Once Upon A Time In America.
    • As exchanges become more of a presence in the market, the potential for skullduggery has never been greater.
    • It sounds dull but it this sort of underhand skullduggery that bloggers should be uncovering.
    • This fascinating study of one of the century's greatest ‘scams' shows that financial skullduggery did not begin with Robert Maxwell or Enron.
    • Nonetheless, his downfall was caused by his skullduggery in the context of the defeat in Vietnam.
    • Chisholm is very close to Deacon and unlikely to collaborate in any cabinet skullduggery.
    • The reason for this legislative skullduggery is obvious: No one wants to publicly defend the indefensible.
    • But economic skullduggery should be set within a more important wider context which I will discuss later.
    • Ansari depicts the history of the caliphs as a sordid one of oppression and skullduggery.
    • What the Sligo County Board have done is to engage in a low, mean-spirited, under-hand piece of skulduggery.
    • Instead, the stories have been about alleged corruption, incompetence and skulduggery.
    • It gets even stranger with bullets, conspiracies, death threats and international skullduggery.
    • Obviously with projects this momentous there's bound to be a touch of skullduggery.
    • What the Cork and Kerry decisions mean is that every form of skullduggery is given semi-official legitimacy.
    • What kind of skullduggery was going on in the front-row, we do not know.
    • Measuring the volume of corporate skullduggery precisely is difficult.
    • Of all the financiers Bangkok wants to string up for mismanagement and skullduggery leading to the Crisis, it is Pin they want most.
    • Nixon compared this skullduggery with the conduct towards reporters of the Kennedy White House.
    • Now, none of this should be taken to mean success is invariably tainted by skullduggery or attained in spite of incompetence.
    • Do note, however, the snide tone of the remark, and the imputation of dishonesty and skullduggery among scientists.
    Synonyms
    trickery, swindling, fraudulence, double-dealing, sharp practice, unscrupulousness, underhandedness, chicanery, machinations

Origin

Mid 19th century: alteration of Scots sculduddery, of unknown origin.

 
 
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