how to pronounce skulduggery

/ˌskʌlˈdʌɡ.əɹ.i/

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skulduggery is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of skulduggery in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… well-loved copy of skulduggery pleasant …”

meanings of skulduggery

noun:

Dishonest, underhanded, or unscrupulous activities or behaviour.
A devious device or trick.

skulduggery frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word skulduggery occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics skulduggery can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that skulduggery can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

words that rhyme with skulduggery

buggery