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scoundrelly

[ skoun-druh-lee ]

/ ˈskaʊn drə li /

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adjective

having the character of a scoundrel; unscrupulous; villainous.

of or like a scoundrel.

Origin of scoundrelly

First recorded in 1780–90; scoundrel + -ly

Words nearby scoundrelly

scottsboro, scottsdale, scotty, scotus, scoundrel, scoundrelly, scour, scourer, scourge, scouring pad, scouring rush

Example sentences from the Web for scoundrelly

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

Martin Eden |Jack London
“Of your scoundrelly rabble, sir,” cried Scarlett, turning upon him fiercely.

Crown and Sceptre |George Manville Fenn
Scoundrelly manager bunked, and left the whole company in the lurch, with three weeks salary owing.

Twos and Threes |G. B. Stern
That scoundrelly knave, Ephraim Loftus, wanted to make a gentleman of him!

Hildegarde's Home |Laura E. Richards

If I had a pistol handy I would blow out his brains, and if not I would give him my purse and call him a scoundrelly assassin.

The Memoires of Casanova, Complete |Jacques Casanova de Seingalt