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scoundrel

noun

scoun·​drel ˈskau̇n-drəl How to pronounce scoundrel (audio)
: a disreputable person : rascal
scoundrel adjective
scoundrelly adjective

Example Sentences

some scoundrel stole my wallet
Recent Examples on the Web Hanks no effort to make Colonel Parker anything other than a scoundrel. Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 25 June 2022 The eyes are kind of strikingly similar to William, but William was a scoundrel. The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Aug. 2022 To the public, Bill Loud was a roguish scoundrel and Pat his charming, intelligent, forceful wife. refinery29.com, 18 May 2022 How to decide who’s best to lead the congregation? Leave aside the worst-case scenarios — a scoundrel in the mold of the fictional Elmer Gantry or the real-life Jim Bakker — the pulpit is filled with perils for even the best-intentioned. Dan Cryer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2022 This old-fashioned parable of sobriety, in which the untreated drunk is a scoundrel and not a wellness entrepreneur, showed up in an unexpected place this year: a sitcom on Hulu called Single Drunk Female. Virginia Heffernan, Wired, 19 Apr. 2022 After several face-offs, including one snowboarding sequence, Knuckles figures out Robotnik’s a no-good scoundrel and finds a new, caring friend in Sonic. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2022 Among them: an alien romance, a would-be scoundrel who has items to steal, a droid with sensitive info, an attempt to rescue Chewbacca, and a daylong quest to swipe a TIE fighter, which includes scenes featuring famed droids R2-D2 and C-3P0. Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2022 At that time, proving that Hayward was, in fact, a liar, a scoundrel, a cheat and a swindler didn’t constitute a defense. Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of scoundrel was in 1589

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