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scoundrelish

scoundrelish adjective: synonym of scoundrelly.

Adjective

scoundrelish (comparative more scoundrelish, superlative most scoundrelish)

  1. (rare) Synonym of scoundrelly.
    • The same infamous trick, so ignoble and scoundrelish, was practised upon the Russian as upon the British ambassador. The emperor, through pure insolence, insisted on feeding the embassy.1881, Thomas De Quincey, The Works of Thomas De Quincey, page 259
    • With Goldfaden in Odessa we would have to withdraw. But not too far. Only to the nearby provincial towns. To make sure of success there, Rosenberg thought up one of his brilliantly scoundrelish schemes.2001, Jacob P. Adler, Lulla Rosenfeld, Jacob Adler: A Life on the Stage : a Memoir, Hal Leonard Corporation, →ISBN, page 104
    Synonyms:
    scoundrelly

Synonyms of scoundrelish

Forms of scoundrelish

comparativemore scoundrelish
superlativemost scoundrelish

Origin of scoundrelish

From scoundrel + -ish.

Questions about scoundrelish

What does scoundrelish mean?
Scoundrelish means synonym of scoundrelly.
What part of speech is scoundrelish?
Scoundrelish is an adjective.

Words near scoundrelish in the dictionary

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

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