scelerat

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scelerat

/ˈsɛləɹət/
/ˈsɛləɹæt/

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

noun scelerats

obsolete A criminal, a villain. Hence it is, that Scelerats, can by no Arts, nor any Amuſements hovv violent ſoever, ſtifle the Cries of a vvounded Conſcience; […]

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@misc{scelerat_2026,
  title = {scelerat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scelerat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}