Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Scoundrel

Scoundrel , noun

[Probably from Prov. English & Scotch scunner, scouner, to loathe, to disgust, akin to Anglo-Saxon scunian to shun. See Shun.]

A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a man without honor or virtue.
Go, if your ancient, but ignoble blood Has crept through scoundrels ever since the flood. — Pope

Scoundrel , adjective

Low; base; mean; unprincipled.