Both Uses
scoundrel
in
Oliver Twist
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- 'What's your name, you hardened scoundrel?' demanded Mr. Fang.†
Chpt 11 *scoundrel = someone without moral principles
- 'You see,' pursued Mr. Brownlow; 'placing this poor girl entirely out of the question, and supposing it were possible to bring these scoundrels to justice without compromising her safety, what good should we bring about?'†
Chpt 41scoundrels = people without moral principles
Definitions:
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(1)
(scoundrel) someone without moral principles
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)