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scoundrelries

scoundrelries is the plural of scoundrelry.

Meaning of scoundrelry

Noun

scoundrelry (usually uncountable, plural scoundrelries)

  1. (usually) Villainy, evildoing; acts of villainy or evildoing
    • 1894. Henry Lazarus. The English revolution of the twentieth century: a prospective history. T. F. Unwin. page 253.
      Such was Jubilee justice — capped by the liberty of any number of Society thieves to rob the poor of their earnings by means of endless quack nostrums and "Building" or other...
  2. (usually) Scoundrels in general; a group of scoundrels
    • 1863. United States Congress. House documents.
      Messrs. Lyles and Polhamus & Co. will advise you that I have settled the iron business all O. K., to the satisfaction of all but the scoundrelry in Florida and here, who caused the difficulty.

Questions about scoundrelries

What is scoundrelries the plural of?
Scoundrelries is the plural of scoundrelry.

Words near scoundrelries in the dictionary

  1. scoundrelle
  2. scoundrelles
  3. scoundrelly
  4. scoundrelous
  5. scoundrelously
  6. scoundrelries
  7. scoundrelry
  8. scoundrels
  9. scoundrelship
  10. scour
  11. scour down

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