| scoundrel | A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a man without honor or virtue. "Go, if your ancient, but ignoble blood" "Has crept through soundrels ever since the flood." (Pope) Origin: Probably from Prov. E. & Scotch scunner, scouner, to loathe, to disgust, akin to AS. Scunian to shun. See Shun. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| scoundreldom | The domain or sphere of scoundrels; scoundrels, collectively; the state, ideas, or practices of scoundrels. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |