roguery en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English rogue Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English roguery From rogue + -ery.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Malicious or reckless behaviour.
Sincerely I begin to wish I had never made such a Point of gaining so very good a character, for it has led me into so many curst Rogueries that I doubt I shall be exposed at last.
1777, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The School for Scandal, II.ii:
- (countable, uncountable) Mischievous behaviour.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rogueries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (25)
de Schurkerei (malicious or reckless behaviour) · it ribalderia (malicious or reckless behaviour) · ga cneámhaireacht (malicious or reckless behaviour) · it baronata (malicious or reckless behaviour) · pl draństwo (malicious or reckless behaviour) · it bricconaggine (malicious or reckless behaviour) · ka ყალთაბანდობა (mischievous behaviour) · pl łajdactwo (malicious or reckless behaviour) · de Spitzbüberei (mischievous behaviour) · bg мошеничество (malicious or reckless behaviour) · it marioleria (malicious or reckless behaviour) · it bricconeria (malicious or reckless behaviour) · it birbantaggine (malicious or reckless behaviour) · fr friponnerie (mischievous behaviour) · de Gaunerei (malicious or reckless behaviour) · ru прока́за (mischievous behaviour) · it birbanteria (malicious or reckless behaviour) · la latrōcinium (malicious or reckless behaviour) · it birboneria (mischievous behaviour) · pl nikczemność (malicious or reckless behaviour) · pl psota (mischievous behaviour) · la nēquitia (mischievous behaviour) · it furfantaggine (mischievous behaviour) · pl hultajstwo (malicious or reckless behaviour) · it furfanteria (mischievous behaviour)