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How to pronounce scoundrel in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms villain
Type of persona non grata, unwelcome person
Has types cad, dog, gallows bird, heel, hound, knave, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, scalawag, scallywag, varlet, blackguard, villainess, bounder
Derivation scoundrelly

Examples of scoundrel

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Yet, while he's a scoundrel in double-knits to some, he clearly remains popular.
From the usatoday.com
He oozes with the brazen confidence of a scoundrel who thinks he's untouchable.
From the ocregister.com
Glencora gives up any notion of running away with the scoundrel Burgo Fitzgerald.
From the time.com
On Thursday, I mentioned to Pronger that Hawks fans viewed him as a scoundrel.
From the suntimes.com
I don't have to take it from this bandit, this scoundrel, this outlaw, this thief.
From the guardian.co.uk
But God could decide to save a scoundrel, or flick a mensch back to be reborn.
From the huffingtonpost.com
Johnson's famous dictionary patriotism is defined as the last resort of a scoundrel.
From the economist.com
And patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel, to quote Samuel Johnson.
From the economist.com
The last resort of the liberal scoundrel is the false accusation of racism.
From the post-gazette.com
More examples
  • Villain: a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
  • The Scoundrel (1935) is a drama film directed by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, and starring Noel Coward, Julie Haydon, Stanley Ridges, and Lionel Stander. It was Coward's film debut, aside from a bit role in a silent film. ...
  • (Scoundrels (Law & Order)) "Scoundrels" is the 97th episode of NBC's legal drama Law & Order, and the ninth episode of the fifth season.
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  • One without honor; a villain
  • (Scoundrels) (September 2001) - This was the last expansion planned by Decipher and suffered the same fate as its predecessor. It was designed to focus on Han Solo, Lando Calrissian, Jabba the Hutt, and the bounty hunters. This expansion never entered into the design phase.
  • (Scoundrels) including people only in the fandom for money, and those directly ripping off the fans
  • A man void of every principle of honour.
  • An unscrupulous villian; a rogue.