bad man
Roget category 949
6. Words relating to the sentient and moral› 6.4. Moral affections
›› 6.4.3. Moral conditions
#949.
Bad Man
noun
bad man,
wrongdoer,
worker of iniquity —
evildoer
etc.
913 —
sinner —
the wicked
etc.
945 —
bad example.
villain,
rascal,
scoundrel,
miscreant,
budmash†,
caitiff† —
wretch,
reptile,
viper,
serpent,
cockatrice,
basilisk,
urchin —
tiger†,
monster —
devil
etc.
(demon)
980 —
devil incarnate —
demon in human shape,
Nana Sahib —
hellhound,
hellcat —
rakehell†.
bad woman,
jade,
Jezebel.
scamp,
scapegrace,
rip,
runagate,
ne'er-do-well,
reprobate,
scalawag,
scallawag.
rou_e [Fr.],
rake —
Sadist —
skeesicks [Slang],
skeezix [U.S.] —
limb —
one who has sold himself to the devil,
fallen angel,
ame damnee [Fr.],
vaurien†,
mauvais sujet [Fr.],
loose fish,
sad dog —
rounder [Slang] —
lost sheep,
black sheep —
castaway,
recreant,
defaulter —
prodigal
etc.
818.
rough,
rowdy,
hooligan,
tough,
ugly customer,
mean mother [Coll.],
ruffian,
bully,
meanie [Joc.] —
Jonathan Wild —
hangman.
incendiary,
arsonist,
fire bug [U.S.].
thief
etc.
792 —
murderer,
terrorist
etc.
361.
[person who violates the criminal law]
culprit,
delinquent,
crook,
hoodlum,
hood,
criminal,
thug,
malefactor,
offender,
perpetrator,
perp [Coll.] —
disorderly person,
misdemeanant [Law] —
outlaw —
scofflaw —
vandal —
felon,
(convicted criminal);
criminal —
convict,
prisoner,
inmate,
jail bird,
ticket of leave man —
multiple offender.
blackguard,
polisson†,
loafer,
sneak —
rapscallion,
rascallion† —
cullion†,
mean wretch,
varlet,
kern†,
ame-de-boue [Fr.],
drole† —
cur,
dog,
hound†,
whelp†,
mongrel† —
lown†,
loon,
runnion†,
outcast,
vagabond —
rogue
etc.
(knave)
941 —
ronian† —
scum of the earth,
riffraff —
Arcades ambo†.
interjection
sirrah! †,
phrase
Acherontis pabulum† —
gibier de potence [Fr.].
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