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scoundrel vs scallywag

scallywag vs scoundrel

scoundrel and scallywag both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
scoundrel Yes No No No
scallywag Yes No No No
As nouns, scallywag is a hyponym of scoundrel; that is, scallywag is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than scoundrel:
  • scoundrel: a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
  • scallywag: a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
Other hyponyms of scoundrel include blackguard, bounder, cad, dog, heel, hound, gallows bird, knave, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, scalawag, varlet, villainess.
scoundrel (noun) scallywag (noun)
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately one who is playfully mischievous
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)
Difference between scoundrel and scallywag

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