a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
scoundrel
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Editorial note
It is arguably as easy to pick a scoundrel as bloodline was.
Quick take
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
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Definitions
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noun
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
See also: villain
Example sentences
It is arguably as easy to pick a scoundrel as bloodline was.
Why people would consider the words to be anything but the lies of a scoundrel remains a mystery.
Just a side note, rouge = red, rogue = villain/scoundrel/etc... I hate being that guy but it happened twice and triggered my have to post response.
However, the general mantra is "He has more than we do, he is obviously a scoundrel and a thief. You can't get there by being honest."
- Near-teens: A greedy scoundrel as a "hero" through much of the film? I see plenty of reason to prevent children from seeing them until you feel they're "ready".
The last refuge of scoundrel police, "disturbing the peace" and "disorderly conduct". Who cares?
Obama is a politician above all else, and a scoundrel; but then I repeat myself [hat tip Mr Twain]. Normal people get confused by how a politician's brain works.
I mean, it isn't disputed that Hoover was an SOB, a scoundrel who used his office's resources to extort basically anyone he could. That's conspiracy fact.
When someone behaves like a scoundrel you know what sort of person they are, whether you can call them evil or not. What I do know is that my next phone is not going to be an android phone - and, when it isn't, I'll delete my google account entirely.
] is a sickly backward scoundrel and a belligerent toe-sucking piece of excrement attached to a dogs posterior." I sense a pattern.
Protecting the children" is always the scoundrel's excuse for pushing censorship and control over the line of a sensible balance.
In Dr. Johnson's famous dictionary patriotism is defined as the last resort of a scoundrel. With all due respect to an enlightened but inferior lexicographer I beg to submit that it is the first.
In Dr. Johnson's famous dictionary patriotism is defined as the last resort of a scoundrel. With all due respect to an enlightened but inferior lexicographer I beg to submit it is the first.”
You a liar/thief/vagabond/ruffian/scoundrel/bully/shithead/asshole/arsonist/murderer/sexist/racist. If even 10% of that is true, it is a serious allegation against you.
Unless the new CEO is made of very different stuff; or US legislators realise that patent aggression is the last refuge of a scoundrel, to paraphrase Samuel Johnson.
If his next step is to sell your stuff unless you come tote it away--while not actually urging you to do so--one can reasonably draw the conclusion that Chad is a scoundrel who had this plan in mind from the start.
This reminds me of a medieval tale, telling the adventures of the Belgian scoundrel Tijl Uilenspiegel: "Tijl was visiting the market, and noticed a food stand where a butcher was roasting chickens over a fire, spreading a delicious smell. Tijl stood a while next to the barbecue, sniffing the exquisite smells.
Just as the best contract in the world will not really protect you if you happen to be dealing with a scoundrel, so too the flimsiest of contracts will likely not cause you too much trouble if you are dealing with someone of honesty and integrity. This term sheet reflects the right values that an investor should bring to a deal and, if you get that as a founder, you are 99% of the way there as long as your business interests can match.
Silly, and sometimes ignorant, but there we are, that's patriotism for you; the last refuge of the scoundrel, as an erudite Englishman once said - you should hear what he had to say about the benighted scots... Having lived in a few places, I'd say people everywhere like to generalise about other nations and tell themselves they know what 'those people' are like, I've done it myself a few times, and I've always been wrong when I did.
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use scoundrel in a sentence?
It is arguably as easy to pick a scoundrel as bloodline was.
What does scoundrel mean?
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
What part of speech is scoundrel?
scoundrel is commonly used as noun.