scoundrelly

Definition of scoundrellynext

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Adjective
  • Various types of cancer, in which malignant tumors invade surrounding tissues, contributed to between 13,000 and 20,000 deaths annually in this time frame.
    Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Asymptomatic lesions discovered incidentally in populations could also be monitored en masse to generate a robust database that would help researchers learn which types of lesions are more (or less) likely to turn malignant.
    Paul Hsieh, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Adjective
  • Perhaps Munro’s most popular role is as Betty’s devious dad, Hal Cooper, on Riverdale.
    Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 27 June 2026
  • Jeremy Strong is very good at playing devious men with very deep pockets.
    José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 17 June 2026
Adjective
  • Peter Gosselin Washington Moyn’s article and the accompanying cover photograph—showing old people as malevolent and evil—were not up to the usual standards of Harper’s Magazine.
    Peter Gosselin, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • Or was the hole man-made with a malevolent intent, perhaps plundering a grave for artifacts?
    Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2026
Adjective
  • Everyone has an acid tongue and brims with spiteful resentment.
    The Week US, TheWeek, 27 May 2026
  • This is an essential part of our checks and balances system to prevent a corrupt president from dragging our nation into costly, dangerous, or spiteful wars.
    Jeff Horseman, Oc Register, 5 May 2026
Adjective
  • According to the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office, 37-year-old Adam Mazur-Baker was arraigned Tuesday on one count of using a computer to commit a crime and one count of malicious use of telecommunications services.
    DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 2 July 2026
  • This command executes malicious code inside the AppleScript directly.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
Adjective
  • Social media sites used for hateful comments Pumphrey made threatening posts on the social media platform YouTube and other social media sites, according to the guilty plea.
    Adam Thompson, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • Political podcasters such as Tucker Carlson peddle conspiracies and lies, and there seems to be little consequence for hateful rhetoric.
    Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2026
Adjective
  • 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
Adjective
  • This petition must be placed within a tense French context, after several months of virulent criticism aimed at cinema.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 June 2026
  • Topline Kanye West performed to a stadium crowd of more than 100,000 fans in Turkey on Saturday, his first performance in Europe in more than a decade, as the rapper attempts a comeback following immense backlash to his long history of virulent antisemitic remarks, which derailed his career.
    Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
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“Scoundrelly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scoundrelly. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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