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Word of the Day – Skulduggery

By October 2, 2016Word of the Day

Skulduggery (noun)

skul-dug-uhr-ee

Underhand, unscrupulous, or dishonest behaviour or activities.

An Americanism and probably a variant of sculduddery which is  Scots: fornication, obscenity .

Example sentences

“Obviously with projects this momentous there’s bound to be a touch of skullduggery.”

“Measuring the volume of corporate skullduggery precisely is difficult if not impossible.”

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