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skullduggery
[ skuhl-duhg-uh-ree ]
noun
- dishonorable proceedings; mean dishonesty or trickery:
They dealt in bribery, graft, and other such skullduggery.
- an instance of dishonest or deceitful behavior; trick.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of skullduggery1
Example Sentences
But it comes with all the skullduggery, wheeling and dealing, and conspiracy one would expect, as the frontrunners try to improve their chances of becoming the Vicar of Christ.
Many of us like to think we could handle the pressures and skullduggery of being a traitor in the remote Scottish castle.
But behind the scenes, there is skullduggery, wheeling and dealing, and conspiracy as the frontrunners try to improve their chances.
She has personal experience with Trump and his allies’ capacity for skullduggery and evil.
To challenge that French postcolonial imperium built by cunning, corruption and covert skullduggery, Moscow needed an operative who could match Jacques Foccart’s legendary mastery of the dirty business of empire, measure for measure.
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