All 3 Uses of
scoundrel
in
A Tale of Two Cities
- He had now to attend while Mr. Stryver fitted the prisoner's case on the jury, like a compact suit of clothes; showing them how the patriot, Barsad, was a hired spy and traitor, an unblushing trafficker in blood, and one of the greatest scoundrels upon earth since accursed Judas—which he certainly did look rather like.†
Chpt 2.3
- Here again: Mr. Lorry's inquiries into Miss Pross's personal history had established the fact that her brother Solomon was a heartless scoundrel who had stripped her of everything she possessed, as a stake to speculate with, and had abandoned her in her poverty for evermore, with no touch of compunction.†
Chpt 2.6
- I am sorry because I believe there is contamination in such a scoundrel.†
Chpt 2.24 *
Definition:
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(scoundrel) someone without moral principles