SCOUNDRELLY Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

scoundrelly

adjective

Definition of scoundrelly

as in malignant

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Adjective

In late 2023, Isabella was diagnosed with a medulloblastoma—a common malignant brain tumor that arises in the cerebellum, a part of the brain located at the base of the skull.

— Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Aug. 2026
Busy Philipps underwent two invasive surgeries this spring related to a malignant tumor in her brain.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of malignant

Adjective

This week’s run of shows and movies include a grisly House of the Dragon finale, an exciting new horror from Jane Schoenbrun, a rom-com with a devious catch, and the return of Ted Lasso.

— Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026
The plot involves two sons of rich, miserly fathers in love with girls their fathers will never approve of and what happens when the fathers’ devious servants decide to give the boys a hand.

— Lonnie Burstein Hewitt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2026

Definition of devious

Adjective

Erika looks on with the malevolent bemusement of a college cheerleader coming back to homecoming to judge her old high school squad.

— Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
In other cases Hoodoo was used to counter the threat of curses, as in the practice of suspending bottles from a tree to trap any malevolent spirits or witches traveling in spirit form.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of malevolent

Adjective

Grabs a ketchup bottle and garnishes his face, before squirting mustard into his hateful, piggish eyes.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2026
Doukoure characterized Tuesday's rhetoric as hateful but said CAIR and members of the Muslim community have become accustomed to being targeted because of their advocacy.

— Gino Vicci, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of hateful

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In rare cases, extreme deficiency for many weeks may lead to a fatal condition, called scurvy.

— Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 18 July 2025
Perhaps best known as a immune-system boost or antidote to scurvy, vitamin C has been found to rejuvenate aging skin by reactivating genes responsible for cell growth.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2025

Definition of scurvy

Adjective

The isotopes that make up radiopharmaceuticals are just as virulent as the beam radiation patients have begrudgingly tolerated for decades.

— Allison DeAngelis, STAT, 10 Aug. 2026
The feminist progress of the past half century has been met with a virulent backlash of misogyny.

— Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of virulent

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