Both Uses of
scoundrel
in
Hard Times
- You had better tell us at once, that that fellow Slackbridge is not in the town, stirring up the people to mutiny; and that he is not a regular qualified leader of the people: that is, a most confounded scoundrel.†
Chpt 2.5
- It's not to be mentioned everywhere; it's not to be mentioned anywhere: in order that the scoundrels concerned (there's a gang of 'em) may be thrown off their guard.†
Chpt 2.8 *
Definition:
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(scoundrel) someone without moral principles