n
Evil talk; slander; defamation.
n
(obsolete) Frequent handling or touching.
adj
Slanderous or speaking badly, especially of a person without that person's knowledge.
n
(idiomatic) Ill-intentioned, mean, ill-tempered person.
adv
In a bantering manner.
n
(rhetoric) A litany of invective criticism.
v
(transitive) An imperative uttered as a mildly imprecatory or merely expletive introductory exclamation.
n
(uncountable) The act of criticizing or deriding someone's physical appearance.
adv
(dated, law) As a burglar; in order to burgle.
n
Skill in deception, slyness
n
(derogatory) A person who engages in intimidation, harassment, or other abusive behaviour while claiming to be a victim.
n
Alternative form of cony-catching [(obsolete) Deception, trickery.]
n
(law) A legal document inquiring about the sanity of an individual.
n
(obsolete) Disorderly merriment; partying.
n
Something to be derided; a laughing stock.
adj
derisive; laughable; ridiculous
n
A speech or writing which bitterly denounces something.
n
Any speech which is profane.
v
Alternative form of dishumour [(obsolete, transitive) To deprive of humour or desire; to put out of humour.]
adv
With gibes; scornfully.
adv
In a manner befitting a gossip, or in a gossipy manner
adj
That hectors; intimidating or domineering.
n
The peddling of horror, or horrific tales.
v
(transitive, obsolete) To make foolish.
adj
(Of a statement, action, etc.) Done in an insincere and mocking manner; satirical.
n
Someone who speaks ironically
adj
(derogatory, dated) Cunning; deceitful; crafty.
adj
(rare) larcenous; thievish
adj
(rare) Synonym of larcenous
n
(archaic, formal) Derision; mockery.
adj
(obsolete) Making sport; tending to excite derision.
n
A comic graphic element used to enclose obscenities, oaths, and curses.
n
(countable) A gossip; a scandalmonger.
n
(obsolete) Mockery; mocking.
n
The action of mocking; ridicule, derision.
n
(rare, rhetoric) A subtle or scornful jibe.
n
Alternative spelling of nastygram [(informal) A written communication containing unpleasant material, especially one that criticizes, insults, or intimidates the recipient.]
n
(by extension) Any tirade or declamation full of bitter condemnation.
adj
Full of pranks; mischievous.
adj
in the manner of a pugilist
adj
Alternative spelling of quisquis [(Scotland, rare) Synonym of quisquous.]
adj
Alternative spelling of quisquous [(Scotland, rare) Hard to deal with; dubious; of people: having a character difficult to assess.]
adj
(rare) Inquisitive, curious.
adj
(now archaic or pronunciation spelling or misspelling) Alternative spelling of ridiculous [deserving of ridicule; foolish, absurd]
n
Joking or humorous language or behaviour used in a vulgar or lewd fashion.
n
Obsolete form of ribaldry. [Joking or humorous language or behaviour used in a vulgar or lewd fashion.]
adj
(US) Alternative form of risqué [Suggestive of sexual impropriety; bordering on the indelicate.]
n
(countable) An act of sarcasm.
adj
(of a person) Having the personality trait of expressing sarcasm.
adj
(chiefly dated) sarcastic
adj
Disdainfully or ironically humorous.
n
(uncountable, dated) Severity of remark.
n
The spreading of salacious gossip.
n
(rare) Synonym of scandalmongering
n
Alarming information that is exaggerated or untrue.
n
(archaic) scurrilous jesting
adj
(obsolete) jesting; jeering; scoffing
adj
Alternative spelling of skulduggerous [(rare) Involving skulduggery; tricky, underhand.]
n
One who slanders or defames the name or reputation of another person.
v
Obsolete spelling of slander [To utter a slanderous statement about; baselessly speak ill of.]
n
A harsh critic; one who slates or denigrates something.
n
One who maliciously spreads disgraceful information about someone; gossip, blabbermouth.
n
(derogatory) Someone who tries to damage another's reputation through slander or innuendo.
n
The act of one who sneers.
adj
Tricky; deceptive; false; spurious; contemptible.
n
Alternative form of siserary [(obsolete) A severe rebuke or scolding.]
adj
(archaic) furtive, stealthy; suspiciously discreet
adv
(obsolete) Like a thief; thievishly.
adj
Obsolete form of tricksy. [Inclined to trickery; sneaky, devious.]
n
The act of denouncing, dissecting or mocking bloated signature blocks in Usenet postings.
n
A devious or sneaky person or animal.
adj
(figuratively) underhanded; shady.
adj
Characterised or marked by whim; whimsical
adj
(UK dialectal) Wandering; devious.
n
(obsolete) A cunning trick, something wily, trickery.
adj
Characterised by derision or scorn.
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