blackguardism
/ˈblæˌɡɑɹdɪzəm/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "swindlery and blackguardism"
- "Collectively, I think, but am not certain, they are the worst men in the regiment so far as genial blackguardism goes."
- "The shoutings of the mob exhilarated the pelters and induced many who came as spectators to join in the mischief, and when the blackguardism had reached its height, it was no longer in the power of the constables to stay it, every sort of missile was thrown, a dead cat was a treat, a live one a still greater treat, and woe to the poor animal who fell into the hands of the miscreants."
Etymology
Etymology tree English blackguard Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English blackguardism From blackguard + -ism.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈblæˌɡɑɹdɪzəm/
- British English: /ˈblæɡɑːdɪzəm/