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scoundrelly

scoundrelly adjective: like or befitting a scoundrel.

Adjective

scoundrelly (comparative more scoundrelly, superlative most scoundrelly)

  1. Like or befitting a scoundrel.
    • scoundrelly behaviour
    • I know the value of time, if these scoundrelly assassins are to be caught and punished.1923, Agatha Christie, The Murder on the Links
    Synonyms:
    scoundrelous

Synonyms of scoundrelly

Forms of scoundrelly

comparativemore scoundrelly
superlativemost scoundrelly

Origin of scoundrelly

From scoundrel + -y.

Questions about scoundrelly

What does scoundrelly mean?
Scoundrelly means like or befitting a scoundrel.
What part of speech is scoundrelly?
Scoundrelly is an adjective.

Words near scoundrelly in the dictionary

  1. scoundrelhood
  2. scoundrelish
  3. scoundrelism
  4. scoundrelle
  5. scoundrelles
  6. scoundrelly
  7. scoundrelous
  8. scoundrelously
  9. scoundrelries
  10. scoundrelry
  11. scoundrels

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