scoundrelly

adjective

scoun·​drel·​ly -rəlē 

: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a scoundrel

I will none of his scoundrelly money

—Thomas Carlyle

the tyranny of a scoundrelly aristocracy

—W. M. Thackeray

Word History

Etymology

scoundrel entry 1 + -ly

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