scelerat

See also: scélérat

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French scélérat, from Latin scelerātus, past participle of scelerāre (“to pollute, defile”), from scelus (“crime”).

Noun

scelerat (plural scelerats)

1. (obsolete) A villain; a criminal.

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Anagrams

• clearest, treacles

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) scelerat

1. third-person singular present active indicative of scelerō