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scoundrel

/ˈskaʊ̯ndɹəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables
scoun-drel
IPA
/ˈskaʊ̯ndɹəl/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honor or virtue.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From earlier scondrel, scondrell, skoundrell, skowndrell, of unknown origin. Possibly related to northern English or Scottish scunner, skuner, scouner, scunder (“to shrink back in fear, disgust, or loathing”) (Encyclopædia Britannica 1911).

Inflected Forms

scoundrels (plural)

Derived Forms

scoundrelish scoundrelly scoundrelous scoundrelously

Synonyms

antimodel bad guy baddie bastard beggar blackguard bounder cad cockatrice coistril evildoer fustilarian

Questions

How do you pronounce scoundrel?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskaʊ̯ndɹəl/.
What does scoundrel mean?
A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honor or virtue.
Where does scoundrel come from?
From earlier scondrel, scondrell, skoundrell, skowndrell, of unknown origin. Possibly related to northern English or Scottish scunner, skuner, scouner, scunder (“to shrink back in fear, disgust, or loathing”) (Encyclopædia Britannica 1911).

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