fourbery

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noun

deceit, an unprincipled action.

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knavery
OriginFrench fourberie →
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Meanings

nounfourbery (plural fourberies)

plural fourberies

  1. archaicdeceit, an unprincipled action.

    Synonyms: knavery

Synonyms & antonyms

noundeceit, an unprincipled action.

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knavery

Origin

  1. Frenchfourberie
  2. Frenchfourberie
  3. Englishfourbery

Borrowed from French fourberie.

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APA

fourbery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fourbery

MLA

“fourbery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fourbery. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fourbery,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fourbery.

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