scelerate

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adjective

Wicked; villainous.

OriginLatin sceleratus →
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Meanings

adjectivescelerate (comparative more scelerate, superlative most scelerate)

comparative more scelerate · superlative most scelerate

  1. obsoleteWicked; villainous.
nounscelerate (plural scelerates)

plural scelerates

  1. alternativeobsoleteAlternative form of scelerat (“a villain or criminal”).

Origin

  1. Latinsceleratus
  2. Englishscelerate

From Latin sceleratus.

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APA

scelerate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scelerate

MLA

“scelerate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scelerate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scelerate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scelerate.

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