scoundrelous
scoundrelous adjective: like or befitting a scoundrel.
Adjective
scoundrelous (comparative more scoundrelous, superlative most scoundrelous)
- Like or befitting a scoundrel.
- Susan, you don't know how wicked and scoundrelous those men can be. They turn up their noses at us old retired country doctors, but they! More scoundrelous men you couldn't wish for, child! It would be just like one of them to tell you that […]1977, Bim, volume 2, page 61
- In the Kennedy spacetime diagram, the projectile world line tilts downward to the right, and the destruction of the White House occurs before the scoundrelous aliens launched the projectile at the 'shoot' event.1999, Clifford A. Pickover, Time: A Traveler's Guide, Oxford University Press, →ISBN
- Synonyms:
- scoundrelly
Examples of scoundrelous in a sentence
- “Scandalous, shameful, scoundrelous bad man.” Gareth smoothed her hair back, ...2013, Grace Burrowes, Gareth: Lord of Rakes, Sourcebooks, Inc., →ISBN, page 256:
- You really are the most scoundrelous, wicked creature.2015, Colin Spencer, Lovers in War, Faber & Faber, →ISBN:
Synonyms of scoundrelous
Forms of scoundrelous
| comparative | more scoundrelous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most scoundrelous |
Origin of scoundrelous
From scoundrel + -ous.
Questions about scoundrelous
- What does scoundrelous mean?
- Scoundrelous means like or befitting a scoundrel.
- How do you use scoundrelous in a sentence?
- “Scandalous, shameful, scoundrelous bad man.” Gareth smoothed her hair back, ...
- What part of speech is scoundrelous?
- Scoundrelous is an adjective.
Words near scoundrelous in the dictionary
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