醜しゅう類るい

noun

evil-doers; villains; rabble

Archaic or highly literary term for a group of wicked people; not used in everyday speech. Often found in historical or dramatic contexts.

• 古こ文ぶん書しょには「醜しゅう類るいを討うつ」と記しるされていた。

  The old document read, 'to subdue the evil-doers.'