SCOUNDREL


Meaning of SCOUNDREL in English

/skown"dreuhl/ , n.

1. an unprincipled, dishonorable person; villain.

adj.

2. mean or base in nature; villainous; unprincipled; dishonorable.

[ 1580-90; orig. uncert. ]

Syn. 1. scamp, rapscallion, miscreant. See knave .

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