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scoundrelly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scoundrel-ly
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like or befitting a scoundrel.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English scoundrel Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English scoundrelly From scoundrel + -y.

Inflected Forms

more scoundrelly (comparative) most scoundrelly (superlative)

Synonyms

scoundrelous rascally roguish blackguardly

Questions

What does scoundrelly mean?
Like or befitting a scoundrel.
Where does scoundrelly come from?
Etymology tree English scoundrel Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English scoundrelly From scoundrel + -y.

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