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scoundreldom

scoundreldom noun: all scoundrels or scoundrel-like activities, considered as a group.

Noun

scoundreldom (uncountable)

  1. All scoundrels or scoundrel-like activities, considered as a group
    • The authorities say that he admitted to stealing as much as $50 billion, which, if true, would place him at the top of financial scoundreldom.2009 January 13, Andrew Ross Sorkin, “In Madoff, a Court Trusts”, in New York Times

Origin of scoundreldom

From scoundrel + -dom.

Questions about scoundreldom

What does scoundreldom mean?
Scoundreldom means all scoundrels or scoundrel-like activities, considered as a group.
What part of speech is scoundreldom?
Scoundreldom is a noun.

Words near scoundreldom in the dictionary

  1. scougs
  2. scould
  3. scoulds
  4. scoulerine
  5. scoundrel
  6. scoundreldom
  7. scoundrelhood
  8. scoundrelish
  9. scoundrelism
  10. scoundrelle
  11. scoundrelles

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