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    roguery
    /ˈrəʊɡ(ə)ri/

    noun

    • 1. conduct characteristic of a rogue, especially acts of dishonesty or playful mischief: "there has always been roguery associated with horse dealing"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › rogueryRoguery Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. rogu· ery ˈrō-g (ə-)rē. plural rogueries. Synonyms of roguery. 1. : an act or behavior characteristic of a rogue. 2. : mischievous play. Synonyms. antic. caper. capriccio. dido. escapade. frolic. gag. jest. knavery. monkeyshine (s) practical joke. prank. rag [ chiefly British] shavie [ Scottish] shine (s) trick.

  3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › rogueryRoguery - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of roguery. noun. reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others. synonyms: devilment, devilry, deviltry, mischief, mischief-making, mischievousness, rascality, roguishness, shenanigan. see more.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishROGUERY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. behaviour characteristic of a rogue. 2. a roguish or mischievous act. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency. roguery in American English. (ˈroʊgəri ) noun Word forms: plural ˈrogueries. the behavior or an act of a rogue. ; specif., a. trickery; cheating; fraud. b. playful mischief.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › rogueryROGUERY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Roguery definition: roguish conduct; rascality.. See examples of ROGUERY used in a sentence.

  6. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › rogueryroguery - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Mar 9, 2024 · roguery (countable and uncountable, plural rogueries) malicious or reckless behaviour

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › rogueryRoguery - definition of roguery by The Free Dictionary

    noun. Annoying yet harmless, usually playful acts: devilry, deviltry, diablerie, high jinks, impishness, mischief, mischievousness, prankishness, rascality, roguishness, tomfoolery. Informal: shenanigan (often used in plural). The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

  8. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › rogueryROGUERY Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster

    Synonyms for ROGUERY: prank, trick, knavery, adventure, experience, caper, escapade, antic; Antonyms of ROGUERY: seriousness, gravity, solemnity, gravitas, solemnness.

  9. www.dictionary.com › browse › rogueriesROGUERY Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 How to use roguery in a sentence The valet of Comedy had become a rascally steward whose rogueries took on a certain aspect of Drama.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › roguery_nroguery, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    The earliest known use of the noun roguery is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for roguery is from 1592, in the writing of Thomas Nashe, writer.

  11. www.wordreference.com › definition › rogueryroguery - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    behaviour characteristic of a rogue. a roguish or mischievous act. 'roguery' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): humorous - ropery. Synonyms: trickery, villainy, deception, mischief, more... Forum discussions with the word (s) "roguery" in the title: