| 单词 |
scoundrelly |
| 释义 |
scoundrelly, a.|ˈskaʊndrəlɪ| [f. scoundrel n. + -ly1.] Having the character of a scoundrel; of, belonging to, or characteristic of a scoundrel; characterized by scoundrelism.
1790Burns Let. 2 Mar., Mankind are by nature benevolent creatures, except in a few scoundrelly instances. 1816Scott Antiq. vi, I have directed the constables to take up that old scoundrelly beggar, Edie Ochiltree, for spreading disaffection. 1826Cobbett Rur. Rides (1885) II. 266, I read on till I got to the base and scoundrelly part of the address. 1847Thackeray in Fraser's Mag. Jan. 116/2 Tom Starlight, the poacher,..inveighing against the tyranny of a scoundrelly aristocracy. 1862Carlyle Fredk. Gt. viii. iv. III. 18 Money back? ‘I will none of His scoundrelly money’. 1885L'pool Daily Post 9 Feb. 4/8 A scoundrelly pasha..opened the gates of the city and let the Mahdi in. |

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