blackguard
📖 Definitions
noun
1. A scoundrel.
2. A foul-mouthed person.
verb tr.
To disparage with abusive language.
verb intr.
To speak abusively.
💬 Usage Examples
“To write a novel is to be in the clutches of a cast of tyrants and blackguards.” His Other Hand -- Collected Poems 1953-1993 by John Updike; The Economist (London, UK); Jan 29, 1994. “Mr Walker said his client had been ‘blackguarded in a tabloid publication’.” Georgina Mitchell; Suggestion Rush Recited Lines ‘A Slur’; Sydney Morning Herald (Australia); Nov 6, 2019.