Scoundrelish

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Synonym of scoundrelly. rare

    "The same infamous trick, so ignoble and scoundrelish, was practised upon the Russian as upon the British ambassador. The emperor, through pure insolence, insisted on feeding the embassy."

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"The same infamous trick, so ignoble and scoundrelish, was practised upon the Russian as upon the British ambassador. The emperor, through pure insolence, insisted on feeding the embassy."

Etymology

From scoundrel + -ish.

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