scoundrel
Americannoun
adjective
noun
Related Words
See knave.
Other Word Forms
- scoundrelly adjective
Etymology
Origin of scoundrel
First recorded in 1580–90; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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He’s similar to Adam Sandler’s rapacious jeweler in “Uncut Gems,” except that scoundrel contained his damage to the Diamond District and people as shady as him.
From Los Angeles Times
“Edward Ashton! The lying scoundrel. I’ll not soon forgive him for the nasty trick he played on me. Any foe of his is a friend of mine, and I mean it.”
From Literature
We were not at all amused to hear that scoundrels were attempting to make a profit off the pauper’s food line tickets.
From Literature
In other moments, far rarer ones, “Christy” is briefly moving, a tale of how easily naive self-determination can be manipulated by misogynist scoundrels lurking in the corner of a shadowy boxing gym.
From Salon
You scoundrel, he thought, smiling at his rival.
From Literature
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