scoun·drel

(skoun′drəl)

A villain; a rogue.

[Origin unknown.]

scoun′drel·ly adj.

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Adj.

scoundrelly - lacking principles or scruples; "the rascally rabble"; "the tyranny of a scoundrelly aristocracy" - W.M. Thackaray; "the captain was set adrift by his roguish crew"

blackguardly, rascally, roguish

dishonest, dishonorable - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive

Translations

scoundrelly

(o.f.) [ˈskaʊndrəlɪ] ADJ → canallesco, vil

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scoundrelly

adj (dated) → schurkisch

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One party, to which Katavasov belonged, saw in the opposite party a scoundrelly betrayal and treachery, while the opposite party saw in them childishness and lack of respect for the authorities.

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And besides, the companies were thieves, people said--had stolen all their franchises with the help of scoundrelly politicians!

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But what mainly occasioned a righteous indignation was, that the scoundrelly popinjay, while he cut a fandango here, and a whirligig there, did not seem to have the remotest idea in the world of such a thing as keeping time in his steps.

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After a moment of silent contemplation, I was beginning to comment on its beauties and peculiarities, when, playfully pressing the hand he still retained within his arm, he interrupted me with, - 'Never mind the picture: it was not for that I brought you here; it was to get you away from that scoundrelly old profligate yonder, who is looking as if he would like to challenge me for the affront.'

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"I confess, sir," he said, "that you talk like a scoundrelly socialist."

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This editor, who published patent medicine advertisements, called me a scoundrelly demagogue because I dared him to print in his paper the truth about patent medicines.* This man, talking soberly and earnestly about the beauties of idealism and the goodness of God, had just betrayed his comrades in a business deal.

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