English > scoundrel: 1 sense > noun 1, person Meaning | A wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately. |
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Synonym | villain |
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Narrower | cad, bounder, blackguard, dog, hound, heel | someone who is morally reprehensible |
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gallows bird | A person who deserves to be hanged |
rogue, knave, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag, varlet | A deceitful and unreliable scoundrel |
villainess | A woman villain |
Broader | unwelcome person, persona non grata | A person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome |
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Spanish | bellaco, bribón, canalla, sinvergüenza, villano |
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Catalan | canalla, malvat, pervers, poca-pena, poca-vergonya, pocavergonya |
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Adjectives | scoundrelly | lacking principles or scruples |
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