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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Grace and Faith must work together, using their namesake virtues to outsmart the scoundrels and stay alive, and to say it’s far less effective than it was seven years ago is an understatement.
From Salon
He’s a master of both Andersonian acting styles: the freewheeling scamp and the scoundrel who speaks with a sniper’s precision.
From Los Angeles Times
The question Mr. Junod explores is whether his father was a scoundrel or merely a rascal.
The show, a touring tutorial he created and performs solo, allows Page the opportunity to animate with barnstorming crackle a rogue’s gallery of Shakespearean scoundrels.
From Los Angeles Times
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
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