"scoundrelish" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more scoundrelish [comparative], most scoundrelish [superlative]
Etymology: scoundrel + -ish Etymology templates: {{af|en|scoundrel|-ish}} scoundrel + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} scoundrelish (comparative more scoundrelish, superlative most scoundrelish)
  1. (rare) Synonym of scoundrelly Tags: rare Synonyms: scoundrelly [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-scoundrelish-en-adj-uUQVjM2H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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