scelestus — meaning in English
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English meaning
- calamitous adj Causing or involving calamity; disastrous.
- criminal adj Involving or relating to crime, or against the law.
- cur noun A mongrel or low-quality dog, especially one seen as vicious or worthless.
- felon noun Someone convicted of a felony — a serious crime.
- villain noun A wicked or evil character, especially the main antagonist in a story, film, or drama.
- villainous adj Wicked, evil, or characteristic of a villain.
Senses
scelestus is used for these senses in English:
- calamitous Causing or involving calamity; disastrous.
- criminal A person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law.
- cur (dated, or, humorous) A detestable person.
- felon (criminal law) A person who has committed a felony; specifically, one who has been tried and convicted of such a crime.
- villain A deliberate scoundrel.
- villainous Of, relating to, or appropriate to a villain.
calamitous — full definition
- adj Causing or involving calamity; disastrous.
- adj Of a person: involved in a calamity; hence, distressed, miserable.
criminal — full definition
- adj Involving or relating to crime, or against the law.
- noun A person who has committed a crime.
- adj Shockingly wrong or wasteful (used loosely, not in a legal sense).