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knavish

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knave  (nv)
n.
1. An unprincipled, crafty fellow.
2.
a. A male servant.
b. A man of humble birth.
3. Games See jack.
[Middle English, from Old English cnafa, boy, male servant.]
knavish adj.
knavish·ly adv.
knavish·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.knavish - marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"
crafty, foxy, guileful, sly, tricksy, wily, cunning, dodgy, tricky, slick
artful - marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors"
knavish
Translations
knavish [ˈneɪvɪʃ] ADJ → bellaco, bribón, vil
knavish
adj (Brit old) → bübisch (old), → schurkisch
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Well then, and gave him the knight-stroke so I raise you to nobility, who begged for grace for your offense now kneels before me, rise as knight; knavish you have acted, and Knave of Bergen shall you be called henceforth, and gladly the Black knight rose; three cheers were given in honor of the Emperor, and loud cries of joy testified the approbation with which the Queen danced still once with the Knave of Bergen.
A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
And, to say the truth, I have often concluded, that the honest part of mankind would be much too hard for the knavish, if they could bring themselves to incur the guilt, or thought it worth their while to take the trouble.
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"Well, my sweet," said Miss Pross, nodding her head emphatically, "the short and the long of it is, that I am a subject of His Most Gracious Majesty King George the Third;" Miss Pross curtseyed at the name; "and as such, my maxim is, Confound their politics, Frustrate their knavish tricks, On him our hopes we fix, God save the King
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