Trickishness

Trickishness
Trickish Trick"ish, a. Given to tricks; artful in making bargains; given to deception and cheating; knavish. -- {Trick"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Trick"ish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

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  • trickishness — noun see trickish …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • trickishness — See trickishly. * * * …   Universalium

  • trickishness — n. shrewdness, slyness …   English contemporary dictionary

  • trickishness — trick·ish·ness …   English syllables

  • trickishness — noun see trickish * * * trickˈishness noun • • • Main Entry: ↑trick …   Useful english dictionary

  • Fraudulence — Fraud u*lence (?; 135), Fraudulency Fraud u*len*cy, n. [L. fraudulentia.] The quality of being fraudulent; deliberate deceit; trickishness. Hooker. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Humbug — Hum bug , n. [Prob. fr. hum to impose on, deceive + bug a frightful object.] 1. An imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in order to deceive and mislead; a trick by cajolery; a hoax. [1913 Webster] 2. A spirit of deception;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rascalities — Rascality Ras*cal i*ty (r[a^]s*k[a^]l [i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Rascalities} (r[a^]s*k[a^]l [i^]*t[i^]z) [1913 Webster] 1. The quality or state of being rascally, or a rascal; mean trickishness or dishonesty; base fraud. [1913 Webster] 2. The poorer… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rascality — Ras*cal i*ty (r[a^]s*k[a^]l [i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Rascalities} (r[a^]s*k[a^]l [i^]*t[i^]z) [1913 Webster] 1. The quality or state of being rascally, or a rascal; mean trickishness or dishonesty; base fraud. [1913 Webster] 2. The poorer and lower… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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