scot-free
UK/ˌskɒtˈfɹi//ˌskɑtˈfɹi/
scot-free adverb: without consequences or penalties, free without payment.
Adverb
scot-free (not comparable)
- Without consequences or penalties, free without payment.
- to get off scot-free
- To ſay the Ieſuites are all ſmattred vvith Atheiſme, I vvill not: and to ſay, that any of them all are abſolutely ſcotfree from it, I cannot: it is ſo repugnant from their ovvne principles.1602, William Watson, “The IIII. Article”, in A Decacordon of Ten Quodlibeticall Questions Concerning Religion and State: […], [London]: […] [Richard Field], →OCLC, page 110
Adjective
scot-free (comparative more scot-free, superlative most scot-free)
scot-free meaning in Tamil and Malayalam
scot-free in Tamil
- தண்டனையின்றி, தண்டனை இல்லாத, அறவே கட்டணமில்லாத, கேட்டுக்கு இடமற்ற
scot-free in Malayalam
- ദോഷം സംഭവിക്കാതെ, ശിക്ഷകിട്ടാതെ, ബാധ്യതയില്ലാത്ത, സുരക്ഷിതമായ
Examples of scot-free in a sentence
- [T]he Papiſts, profeſſed Enemies of our Church and Religion, eſcaping in the mean vvhile Scot-free, ſeldome or never medled vvithal in any of their Sermons.a. 1664 (date delivered), Robert Sanderson, “The Preface to the Reader”, in XXXIV Sermons. […], 5th edition, London: […] [A. Clark] for A....
- He added: "It's been a long journey, and it's really, really nice to able^([sic]) to turn and look at my clients, and say 'he can't get off scot-free for this.2022 August 4, Elizabeth Williamson, quoting Mark Bankston, “Jurors award Sandy Hook parents $4 million in damages”, in The New York Times...
Forms of scot-free
| Adverb | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | scotfree |
| alternative form | scott free |
| alternative form (obsolete) | scotchfree |
| alternative form (obsolete) | skot fre |
| alternative form (obsolete) | shot-free |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more scot-free |
| superlative | most scot-free |
Origin of scot-free
From Middle English scotfre, from Old English scotfrēo (“scot-free; exempt from royal tax or imposts”), equivalent to scot (“payment; contribution; fine”) + -free.
Words that rhyme with scot-free
Questions about scot-free
- What does scot-free mean?
- Scot-free means without consequences or penalties, free without payment.
- What is scot-free in Tamil?
- Scot-free in Tamil is தண்டனையின்றி, தண்டனை இல்லாத, அறவே கட்டணமில்லாத. See Scot-free meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use scot-free in a sentence?
- [T]he Papiſts, profeſſed Enemies of our Church and Religion, eſcaping in the mean vvhile Scot-free, ſeldome or never medled vvithal in any of their Sermons.
- What part of speech is scot-free?
- Scot-free can be an adverb or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce scot-free?
- Scot-free is pronounced /ˌskɒtˈfɹi/ (UK).
Words near scot-free in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: scot-free (page history and authors); scot-free (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); scot-free (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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