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scaevity

scaevity noun: unluckiness.

Noun

scaevity (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) unluckiness
  2. (obsolete) left-handedness

Origin of scaevity

From Latin scaevitas, obsolete, 1623-1658, from scaevus.

Questions about scaevity

What does scaevity mean?
Scaevity means unluckiness.
What part of speech is scaevity?
Scaevity is a noun.

Words near scaevity in the dictionary

  1. scaddle
  2. Scadian
  3. Scadians
  4. scads
  5. Scaean
  6. scaevity
  7. SCAF
  8. Scafell
  9. Scafell Pike
  10. Scaff
  11. scaff tag

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