blackguardly

adjective

black·​guard·​ly ˈbla-gərd-lē 

-ˌgärd-

: being, belonging to, or characteristic of a ruffian or scoundrel

blackguardly street rows

—Rudyard Kipling

a blackguardly fellow

especially : scurrilous

blackguardly language

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