scoun|drel

scoun|drel
scoun|drel «SKOWN druhl», noun, adjective.
–n.
a very bad person without honor or good principles; villain; rascal: »

The scoundrels who set fire to the barn have been caught.

SYNONYM(S): blackguard, scamp.
–adj.
scoundrelly; villainous; unprincipled; base: »

these scoundrel Doones (Richard D. Blackmore).


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  • drel — scol·o·pen·drel·la; scol·o·pen·drel·li·dae; scol·o·pen·drel·loid; scoun·drel·dom; scoun·drel·ism; scoun·drel·ly; span·drel; nor·ethyn·o·drel; man·drel; scoun·drel; …   English syllables

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  • scoundrel — scoun•drel [[t]ˈskaʊn drəl[/t]] n. 1) an unprincipled, dishonorable person; villain 2) mean or base in nature; villainous; dishonorable • Etymology: 1580–90; orig. uncert. scoun′drel•ly, adj. syn: See knave …   From formal English to slang

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