n. [ Probably from Prov. E. & Scotch scunner, scouner, to loathe, to disgust, akin to AS. scunian to shun. See Shun. ] A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a man without honor or virtue. [ 1913 Webster ]
Go, if your ancient, but ignoble blood
Has crept through scoundrels ever since the flood. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Low; base; mean; unprincipled. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The domain or sphere of scoundrels; scoundrels, collectively; the state, ideas, or practices of scoundrels. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The practices or conduct of a scoundrel; baseness; rascality. Cotgrave. [ 1913 Webster ]