miscreant
depraved, villainous, or base.
Archaic. holding a false or unorthodox religious belief; heretical.
a vicious or depraved person; villain.
Archaic. a heretic or infidel.
Origin of miscreant
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How to use miscreant in a sentence
Owner Harold ran an effective, efficient business, but the parking lot became an attractive nuisance for miscreants.
Lauriol Plaza still flourishing in North Dupont Circle | Larry Ray | October 27, 2022 | Washington BladeEventually, the system became ridden with a forgery problem as miscreants looked for a way around the rules—even if it cost them hundreds of euros.
How big a problem are counterfeit vaccine passes? | Ananya Bhattacharya | December 21, 2021 | QuartzIt’s no longer enough to just accept, and revel in, a character’s badness, allowing their miscreant behavior its own aroma of mystery.
From Cruella to Maleficent to the Joker: Is It Time to Retire the Villain Origin Story? | Stephanie Zacharek | May 26, 2021 | TimeOSSE did not accept my suggestion that it never again make announcements calling hard-working families miscreants without first talking to them.
Why did education leaders trash a school full of music, dance and art? | Jay Mathews | January 30, 2021 | Washington PostWhen some miscreant tweets to the world that you should kill yourself, it kinda takes the romance out of it.
Death Wish: A Writer Finds Twitter Turning Toxic | Lauren Ashburn | December 9, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Is it mere coincidence or urban mythmaking that the miscreant line jumpers are always said to be driving Mercedes?
Perhaps, too, like miscreant HAL 9000, the GOP is warming up to sing, “Daisy, Daisy.”
What would have been the course of Hazletine had he seen Motoza, not doubting, as he did, the guilt of the miscreant?
Two Boys in Wyoming | Edward S. EllisFor some reasons Jack Dudley would have welcomed a meeting with this miscreant, for he held him in no fear.
Two Boys in Wyoming | Edward S. EllisWi' matchless skeel, Tam o' the Scoots banked over an' brocht the gallant miscreant to terra firma—puir laddie!
Tam O' The Scoots | Edgar WallaceExemplify the sibilant impurity with such syllables as pish, false, traitress, miscreant.
The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886 | Ministry of EducationThe miscreant would offer harm to no one until he had gathered the knowledge he sought.
The Phantom of the River | Edward S. Ellis
British Dictionary definitions for miscreant
/ (ˈmɪskrɪənt) /
a wrongdoer or villain
archaic an unbeliever or heretic
evil or villainous
archaic unbelieving or heretical
Origin of miscreant
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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