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scoundrel (iou)



scoundrel noun & adjective. L16.
[Origin unkn.]
A. noun. An unscrupulous villain; a rogue. L16.
P. G. Wodehouse I consider you a scoundrel of the worst type.
b. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a scoundrel; scoundrelly. Formerly also, base, degraded in character or type. Now rare. M17.
T. Hearne The Printer is that scoundrel Rascal. Thackeray Coarse artifices and scoundrel flatteries.
scoundreldom noun the world of scoundrels, scoundrels collectively; scoundrelism: M19.
scoundrelism noun the character, conduct, or practices of a scoundrel; a scoundrelly act or trait: E17.
scoundrelly adjective that is a scoundrel; of, belonging to, or characteristic of a scoundrel; characterized by scoundrelism: L18.