Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scoundrelous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scoundrelous
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like or befitting a scoundrel.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From scoundrel + -ous.

Inflected Forms

more scoundrelous (comparative) most scoundrelous (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does scoundrelous mean?
Like or befitting a scoundrel.
Where does scoundrelous come from?
From scoundrel + -ous.

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