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scoundrelly

[skoun-druh-lee]

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adjective

having the character of a scoundrel; unscrupulous; villainous.

of or like a scoundrel.

Origin of scoundrelly

First recorded in 1780–90; scoundrel + -ly

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Related Words for scoundrelly

misleading, deceptive, malicious, deceitful, apostate, base, canting, corrupt, crooked, delusive, devious, dishonorable, disloyal, double-dealing, duplicitous, faithless, foul, lying, malevolent, mean

Examples from the Web for scoundrelly

Historical Examples of scoundrelly

If Robeckal had a hand in the affair then it can only be a scoundrelly one!
The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II (of 2)
Alexandre Dumas pre
But, sir, surely you would not pander to a scoundrelly taste?
Lavengro
George Borrow
I seem to have had my pocket picked by some scoundrelly blackguard.
Love Among the Chickens
P. G. Wodehouse
That scoundrelly young Larkin—do you say that he did not bring you a note from me?
In the Mist of the Mountains
Ethel Turner
He had traded on his resemblance to me to get money and do all manner of scoundrelly actions.
A Coin of Edward VII
Fergus Hume