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

Latin

Verb

scelerat

  1. third-person singular present active indicative of scelerō
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