blackguard

«blackguard» in Mova's school dictionary: a rude, dishonest, rascally person who behaves badly — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (blackguard, blackguards)

meaning for a pupil

(old use) a rude, dishonest, rascally person who behaves badly. tree →

sense in the lessons

a name for a scoundrel in old tales, often said in anger, as «you impudent little blackguard!»

examples

• "You rude little blackguard!" shouted the farmer. tree →
• The blackguard stole the old woman's purse. tree →
• Old stories call a sly, mean man a blackguard. tree →

note

nothing for maths.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «blackguard» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.