MISCREANT

miscreant

Noun

  1. One who has behaved badly, or illegally.
    The teacher sent the miscreants to see the school principal.
  2. One not restrained by moral principles; an unscrupulous villain.
  3. One who holds a false religious belief; a misbeliever.

Adjective

  1. Lacking in conscience or moral principles; unscrupulous.
  2. Holding an incorrect religious belief.


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