Blackguardly \Black"guard*ly\, adv. & a. In the manner of or resembling a blackguard; abusive; scurrilous; ruffianly.
blackguardly adj : lacking principles or scruples; "the rascally rabble"; "the tyranny of a scoundrelly aristocracy" - W.M. Thackaray; "the captain was set adrift by his roguish crew" [syn: {rascally}, {roguish}, {scoundrelly}]