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
  • 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
  • Experts say the nodule could be benign or malignant and that prompt evaluation is important.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 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
  • 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
  • Shunned by locals, who believe she is cursed, Eleni turns to ancient rituals to resurrect her dead offspring but instead summons malevolent folkloric creatures known as the Kalikantzari.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of malevolent
Adjective
  • The anger leads them to Rupert, Rebecca’s forever-spiteful ex.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Cox’s film is biased in Bill’s favor, portraying him as a lapdog whose love for this screeching, spiteful, beady-eyed woman is his great tragic flaw.
    — Katie Rife, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of spiteful
Adjective
  • Moreover, the perpetrators do not appear to have used malicious code on the fridge controllers, potentially complicating efforts to track down who carried out the cyberattack, added Aimé.
    — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The best way to protect yourself from malicious links that install malware and potentially access your private information is to have antivirus software installed on all your devices.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of malicious
Adjective
  • 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
  • Online trolls posting hateful comments on social media don't establish how the crowd at Gainbridge behaves.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 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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“Scoundrelly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scoundrelly. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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