Scoundrel
noun
A dishonest or unprincipled person.
He is a total scoundrel, always lying and stealing.
Often appears as...
- dishonest scoundrel
- lying scoundrel
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Disapproving
noun
A dishonest or unprincipled person.
He is a total scoundrel, always lying and stealing.
Often appears as...
- dishonest scoundrel
- lying scoundrel
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Scoundrel is always negative, suggesting that the person is not just bad, but also tricky or deceitful.
The scoundrel tricked the whole town into investing in his fake business.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Use
In historical or classic literature, 'scoundrel' is often used to describe deceitful men with no honor.
In the novel, the charismatic scoundrel ultimately faced justice for his crimes.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Speech
While it's not vulgar, 'scoundrel' is informal and might not be suitable in a professional context.
My brother called the dishonest salesman a scoundrel after he lied about the car's condition.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Scoundrel is always negative, suggesting that the person is not just bad, but also tricky or deceitful.
The scoundrel tricked the whole town into investing in his fake business.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Use
In historical or classic literature, 'scoundrel' is often used to describe deceitful men with no honor.
In the novel, the charismatic scoundrel ultimately faced justice for his crimes.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Speech
While it's not vulgar, 'scoundrel' is informal and might not be suitable in a professional context.
My brother called the dishonest salesman a scoundrel after he lied about the car's condition.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Scoundrel is always negative, suggesting that the person is not just bad, but also tricky or deceitful.
The scoundrel tricked the whole town into investing in his fake business.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Use
In historical or classic literature, 'scoundrel' is often used to describe deceitful men with no honor.
In the novel, the charismatic scoundrel ultimately faced justice for his crimes.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Speech
While it's not vulgar, 'scoundrel' is informal and might not be suitable in a professional context.
My brother called the dishonest salesman a scoundrel after he lied about the car's condition.
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Can you solve the stolen...
if the box has that many. But if your number is greater than the number of rubies actually there, the scoundrel gets to keep the entire box. The king puts just two constraints on how the scoundrel distributes his rubies.
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Can you solve the stolen...
if the box has that many. But if your number is greater than the number of rubies actually there, the scoundrel gets to keep the entire box. The king puts just two constraints on how the scoundrel distributes his rubies.
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Quote examples
William Blake
English Poet
He who would do good to another must do it in Minute Particulars: general Good is the plea of the scoundrel, hypocrite, and flatterer, for Art and Science cannot exist but in minutely organized Particulars.
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Joseph de Maistre
French Diplomat
I don't know what a scoundrel is like, but I know what a respectable man is like, and it's enough to make one's flesh creep.
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Vladimir Lenin
Russian Leader
There are no morals in politics; there is only expedience. A scoundrel may be of use to us just because he is a scoundrel.
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Douglas MacArthur
American General
I've looked that old scoundrel death in the eye many times but this time I think he has me on the ropes.
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Rush Limbaugh
American Entertainer
I've always believed in the old-fashioned way: When you've got scoundrels in office, you vote 'em out.
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Lillian Hellman
American Dramatist
Truth made you a traitor as it often does in a time of scoundrels.
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Georges Jacques Danton
French Revolutionary
In revolutions authority remains with the greatest scoundrels.
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Heywood Broun
American Journalist
A technical objection is the first refuge of a scoundrel.
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Samuel Johnson
English Writer
Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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George Bernard Shaw
Irish Playwright
Every man over forty is a scoundrel.
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William Blake
English Poet
He who would do good to another must do it in Minute Particulars: general Good is the plea of the scoundrel, hypocrite, and flatterer, for Art and Science cannot exist but in minutely organized Particulars.
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Joseph de Maistre
French Diplomat
I don't know what a scoundrel is like, but I know what a respectable man is like, and it's enough to make one's flesh creep.
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Vladimir Lenin
Russian Leader
There are no morals in politics; there is only expedience. A scoundrel may be of use to us just because he is a scoundrel.
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Douglas MacArthur
American General
I've looked that old scoundrel death in the eye many times but this time I think he has me on the ropes.
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Rush Limbaugh
American Entertainer
I've always believed in the old-fashioned way: When you've got scoundrels in office, you vote 'em out.
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Lillian Hellman
American Dramatist
Truth made you a traitor as it often does in a time of scoundrels.
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Georges Jacques Danton
French Revolutionary
In revolutions authority remains with the greatest scoundrels.
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Heywood Broun
American Journalist
A technical objection is the first refuge of a scoundrel.
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Samuel Johnson
English Writer
Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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George Bernard Shaw
Irish Playwright
Every man over forty is a scoundrel.
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