Scoundrelous

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    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 […]"

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scoundrelly

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"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 […]"

Etymology

From scoundrel + -ous.

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