skulduggerous
/ˌskʌlˈdʌɡəɹəs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Example Sentences
- "You feel slimy and skulduggerous. You feel nervous that they'll return unexpectedly and catch you at something nefarious, even if the someone is in jail."
- "I wanted to sully the hedgehog's pudsy, fuddlesome reputation and discover that the females were somehow harlots and the males were skulduggerous peddlers of filth."
- "A number of skulduggerous means were used, including hoarding its rival's banknotes."
- "In their hopes of overthrowing an unjust society, many of these groups held to romantic models of secret conspiratorial organisations. This skulduggerous, dashing lineage was reflected in the elusive, allusive poetry of some of their names: the Society of the Families; the Society of Seasons; the Leage of the Proscribed."
Etymology
From skulduggery + -ous.
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌskʌlˈdʌɡəɹəs/
- British English: /skʌlˈdʌɡəɹəs/