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[ skoun-druhl ] / ˈskaʊn drəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR scoundrel ON THESAURUS.COM
nounan unprincipled, dishonorable person; villain. adjectivemean or base in nature; villainous; unprincipled; dishonorable. Origin of scoundrelFirst recorded in 1580–90; origin uncertain SYNONYMS FOR scoundrel1 scamp, rapscallion, miscreant. SEE SYNONYMS FOR scoundrel ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for scoundrel1. See knave. Words nearby scoundrelScottsboro, Scottsdale, Scott, Sir Walter, Scotty, Scotus, scoundrel, scoundrelly, scour, scourer, scourge, scouring pad Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scoundrelAs she nods off at night, Arya Stark mutters the names of every scoundrel she plans to kill someday. Game of Thrones’ Ep. 5 'First of His Name' Recap: An Ode to the Women of Westeros|Andrew Romano|May 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST A c--t is different than your run-of-the-mill jerk (or scoundrel, or creep, or whatever). Game of Thrones’ ‘The Lion and the Rose’: Joffrey’s Demented, Shocking Royal Wedding|Andrew Romano|April 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST But all too often, as Samuel Johnson famously pointed out, “Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.” Putin’s Patriotism is Phony, His Desperation is Real|Andrew Nagorski|April 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST Given a choice between the scoundrel and the scold, who might the people go for? Bring on the Made-for-Reality-TV District Race Down South|Michelle Cottle|February 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He is not crassly referred to as a cheater, a scoundrel or a liar. Petraeus Affair Stereotypes: The General, The Flirt And The Harlot|Robin Givhan|November 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST He must have been all in when that scoundrel dragged him back inside the burning building. The Auto Boys' Mystery|James A. Braden With that the scoundrel whipped out a revolver and pointed it at me. A Bid for Fortune|Guy Boothby William Scott had believed that the "artist" was a scoundrel the first time he laid eyes on him. Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls|Various Is the scoundrel so devoid of devices that he has to go back on an old exploded villany? Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II.|Charles James Lever Does your ladyship still imagine that I could be such a scoundrel? A Double Knot|George Manville Fenn
British Dictionary definitions for scoundrel
nouna worthless or villainous person Derived forms of scoundrelscoundrelly, adjectiveWord Origin for scoundrelC16: of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to scoundrelcrook, rascal, reprobate, miscreant, cheat, dastard, maggot, thief, imp, villain, wretch, good-for-nothing, heel, caitiff, vagabond, scalawag, blackguard, creep, scamp, lowlife |