scoundrel's

Belonging to knave

Scoundrel's is the possessive form of scoundrel, a dishonest or unscrupulous person.

The word carries an old-fashioned, almost theatrical quality—more likely to appear in period novels than modern speech: a scoundrel's scheme, the scoundrel's ill-gotten gains.

villainy

schemes

Crafty organized plans

plotting · cunning · deceit · machinations · treachery · wrongdoing · knavery · roguery · skulduggery · chicanery

possession

den

Private room or lair

  • lairAnimal's hidden dwelling
  • hideoutSecret place of refuge
  • lootStolen valuables

booty · accomplice · henchman · gang · cronies · ill-gotten gains · plunder · spoils · stash · contraband

character

charm

Attractive personal quality

  • grinBroad, toothy smile
  • smirkPleased, superior smile
  • witClever, inventive humor

audacity · nerve · gall · bravado · swagger · brazenness · impudence · cheek · chutzpah · panache

Opposites
moral character

scoundrel'ssaint's

Of one canonized

hero's · gentleman's · angel's · benefactor's · gentlewoman's

social standing/reputation

scoundrel'snobleman's

Belonging to titled gentry

noblewoman's · aristocrat's

Phrases
Family

scoundrel, scoundrels, scoundrelly

Familiarity
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