Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who behaves badly, often by breaking rules of conduct or the law.
- noun Archaic One who does not believe in a certain religion; an infidel or heretic.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Misbelieving; unbelieving; infidel.
- Vile; detestable.
- noun An unbeliever; a misbeliever.
- noun A vile wretch; a scoundrel; a detestable villain.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete One who holds a false religious faith; a misbeliever.
- noun One not restrained by Christian principles; an unscrupulous villain; a depraved person; a vile wretch.
- adjective Holding a false religious faith.
- adjective Destitute of conscience; unscrupulous; villainous; base; depraved.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Lacking in
conscience or moralprinciples ;unscrupulous . - adjective theology Holding an
incorrect religiousbelief . - noun One who has
behaved badly, orillegally . - noun One not
restrained by moral principles; an unscrupulousvillain . - noun theology One who holds an incorrect religious belief; an
unbeliever .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person without moral scruples
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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On the other hand if the miscreant is 26 feet away and the Glock does what it says on the carrying case then 3-5 years of suspension and a high court case await. on July 6, 2008 at 5: 58 pm | Reply James
Three Blind Mice. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
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Double-special bonus points if you can document her calling the miscreant a “sexist.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » John Mark Reynolds on Sarah Palin 2009
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Frankly, the only way ANYONE could POSSIBLY support this miscreant, is if their concepts of responsibility, honesty and fair play are so corrupt, so misdirected and so twisted, that they themselves are unfit to belong in a civilized society.
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No one but a miscreant is impressed with a wad of plastic.
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No one but a miscreant is impressed with a wad of plastic.
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Dubois Crancé stated, that at the epoch of the trial of the tyrant, Marat had said, in speaking of Robespierre; that miscreant is more dangerous to liberty than all the combined despots.
News Report 1794
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Dubois Crancé stated, that at the epoch of the trial of the tyrant, Marat had said, in speaking of Robespierre; that miscreant is more dangerous to liberty than all the combined despots.
News Report 1794
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Dubois Crancé stated, that at the epoch of the trial of the tyrant, Marat had said, in speaking of Robespierre; that miscreant is more dangerous to liberty than all the combined despots.
News Report 1794
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Or the miscreant is an elder ’statesman (woman)’, highly respected, quite wealthy and still very well-connected.
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His hand was yet on the chamber-door, and Barnes was calling his miscreant and scoundrel within; so no wonder Barnes had a hangdog look.
The Newcomes 2006
chained_bear commented on the word miscreant
I spelled "miscreants" in a game of Bookworm once. I was so proud of myself.
January 11, 2008
reesetee commented on the word miscreant
What? Have you no scruples?
January 11, 2008
john commented on the word miscreant
“This means ensuring that militants — or “miscreants,” as Pakistanis like to say — do not return to those areas that have been cleared in recent months.”
The New York Times, Pakistan’s War of Choice , by Michael O'Hanlon, March 23, 2010
March 25, 2010
bilby commented on the word miscreant
militant doesnotequal miscreant IMHO
March 25, 2010