All 3 Uses
scoundrel
in
Heart of Darkness
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- The half-caste, who, as far as I could see, had conducted a difficult trip with great prudence and pluck, was invariably alluded to as 'that scoundrel.'†
Chpt 2 *scoundrel = someone without moral principles
- The 'scoundrel' had reported that the 'man' had been very ill—had recovered imperfectly....The two below me moved away then a few paces, and strolled back and forth at some little distance.†
Chpt 2
- 'And now for this stupid scoundrel—' 'Your success in Europe is assured in any case,' I affirmed, steadily.†
Chpt 3
Definitions:
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(1)
(scoundrel) someone without moral principles
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)