scoundrelly

adjective

Definition of scoundrellynext
as in malignant

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  1. malignant
  2. devious
  3. malevolent
  4. spiteful
  5. malicious
  6. hateful
  7. scurvy
  8. virulent
Adjective
  • Experts say the state-of-the-art Ion robotic bronchoscopy would have indicated whether the tumor was malignant and possibly whether cancer had spread to the lymph nodes.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Before enrollment, people volunteering for the study would be screened for early signs of cancer because TB-4 triggers vessel growth and cell migration, which might exacerbate malignant growths.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of malignant
Adjective
  • Salton is devious and untrustworthy, but is Batter’s only clear path to a promotion.
    — Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The latest frontier model, with apparent human-level faculties, had gone rogue – displaying dangerous, even devious online behaviors.
    — Michael Serazio, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of devious
Adjective
  • Mahershala Ali leads the resistance against the malevolent powers that be as a rebel bandit.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The films leap from 1994 to 1978 to 1666 as high schooler Deena (Kiana Madeira) and her friends battle a malevolent witch from the town’s past to save her girlfriend, Sam (Olivia Scott Welch).
    — Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of malevolent
Adjective
  • It would be seen as a work of merciless autofiction in the vein of Karl Ove Knausgaard, and it would be discussed, as his books are, as aggressive, antisocial, and spiteful.
    — B. D. McClay, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • In 1932, Carlos (Milo Quifes) is a young man in Grenada at a time when Spain is lurching uncomfortably towards an ever-increasing spiteful intolerance of homosexuality.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of spiteful
Adjective
  • The malicious system component silently installs apps that look like weather tools, app lockers and other everyday utilities.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The Federal Bureau of Investigation also warned that malicious actors could exploit the vulnerabilities to execute code remotely, putting sensitive data and networks at risk.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of malicious
Adjective
  • Manchester police say over the weekend, vandals wreaked havoc leaving several hateful, antisemitic, racist and homophobic slurs on people's property.
    — Paul Burton, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Ossoff went a step further, accusing Collins himself of amplifying hateful content and saying that his former congressional aide had intervened on behalf of a Holocaust denier.
    — AJC.com, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of hateful
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
Definition of scurvy
Adjective
  • The incubation period for pneumonic plague — the disease's most virulent form — can be as short as 24 hours, according to the WHO.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Pneumonic plague is a virulent form of plague that can be passed from human to human.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of virulent
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