Scoundrel

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English

Noun

Scoundrel (plural Scoundrels)
  1. one without honor; a villain

Adjectives for Scoundrel

unscrupulous; upstanding; infamous; pompous; church-going; blatant; unprincipled; hypocritical; infernal; murderous; remorseless; dissolute; swindling; insolent.

Verbs for Scoundrel

associate with—; berate—; harbor—; master—; oust—; punish—; regiment—s; rebuke—; reprimand—; shelter—; —degrades; —eludes; —evades; —shocks; — sullies; —tricks.

Thesaurus

scamp, scapegrace, shyster, sneak, spalpeen, traitor, villain, wretch, bastard, blackguard, bounder, cad, criminal, cur, deceiver, devil, good-for-nothing, heel, knave, louse, lowlife, miscreant, precious rascal, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, rotter, scalawag,

Etymology

Possibly related to northern English or Scottish scunner: "to shrink back in fear or loathing" (Encyclopædia Britannica 1911).

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈskaʊndɹəl/, SAMPA: /"skaUndr@l/

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