scaevity

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noun

unluckiness

OriginLatin scaevitas →
Scrabble 16
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Meanings

nounscaevity (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableunluckiness
  2. obsoleteuncountableleft-handedness

Origin

  1. Latinscaevitas
  2. Englishscaevity

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

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APA

scaevity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scaevity

MLA

“scaevity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scaevity. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scaevity,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scaevity.

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