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scelerate

scelerate adjective: wicked; villainous. Also the alternative form of scelerat.

Adjective

scelerate (comparative more scelerate, superlative most scelerate)

  1. (obsolete) Wicked; villainous.

Also used as

scelerate is also the alternative form of scelerat.

Forms of scelerate

Adjective
comparativemore scelerate
superlativemost scelerate
Noun
pluralscelerates

Origin of scelerate

From Latin sceleratus.

Questions about scelerate

What does scelerate mean?
Scelerate means wicked; villainous.
What part of speech is scelerate?
Scelerate is an adjective.

Words near scelerate in the dictionary

  1. scedule
  2. scedules
  3. sceffoleoside
  4. sceince
  5. scelerat
  6. scelerate
  7. scelerates
  8. sceleratine
  9. scelerats
  10. scelerophobe
  11. scelerophobes

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