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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scelerate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scel-er-ate
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Wicked; villainous.

Obsolete

noun

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

Obsolete

Etymology

From Latin sceleratus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more scelerate (comparative) most scelerate (superlative) scelerates (plural)

Questions

What does scelerate mean?
Wicked; villainous.
Where does scelerate come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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