panurgy

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noun

mischief-making in all matters, knavery.

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Meanings

nounpanurgy (usually uncountable, plural panurgies)

plural panurgies

  1. uncountableusuallymischief-making in all matters, knavery.
  2. uncountableusuallySkill in all kinds of work or business; craft.

    Wisdom and Eloquence without Truth and Justice are a Panurgy, that is to say, a guile or slight, such as Parasites use in Comedies

    1707, Nicholas Ling, Politeuphuia, Wits Common-Wealth

Origin

From Ancient Greek, pan- + -urgy.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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