Miscreant Definition
- good man
- lady
- gentleman
- goody-goody
Lacking in conscience or moral principles; unscrupulous.
Other Word Forms of Miscreant
Noun
Origin of Miscreant
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Middle English miscreaunt heretic from Old French mescreant present participle of mescroire to disbelieve mes- wrongly, not mis–1 croire to believe (from Latin crēdere kerd- in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old French mescreant (1080) "mis-believer", present participle of mescroire "to misbelieve" (modern mécroire).
From Wiktionary
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