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SCOUNDRELLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does scoundrelly mean?
• SCOUNDRELLY (adjective)
The adjective SCOUNDRELLY has 1 sense:
1. lacking principles or scruples
Familiarity information: SCOUNDRELLY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lacking principles or scruples
Synonyms:
blackguardly; rascally; roguish; scoundrelly
Context example:
the captain was set adrift by his roguish crew
Similar:
dishonest; dishonorable (deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive)
Derivation:
scoundrel (a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately)
Context examples
"I confess, sir," he said, "that you talk like a scoundrelly socialist."
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
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