adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
scelerōsus
scelerōsus (feminine scelerōsa, neuter scelerōsum)
Classical[skɛ.ɫɛˈroː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[ʃe.leˈrɔː.s̬us]
Meaning
- adjectivewicked, scelerous
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | scelerōsus | scelerōsa | scelerōsum |
| genitive | scelerōsī | scelerōsae | scelerōsī |
| dative | scelerōsō | scelerōsae | scelerōsō |
| accusative | scelerōsum | scelerōsam | scelerōsum |
| ablative | scelerōsō | scelerōsā | scelerōsō |
| vocative | scelerōse | scelerōsa | scelerōsum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | scelerōsī | scelerōsae | scelerōsa |
| genitive | scelerōsōrum | scelerōsārum | scelerōsōrum |
| dative | scelerōsīs | scelerōsīs | scelerōsīs |
| accusative | scelerōsōs | scelerōsās | scelerōsa |
| ablative | scelerōsīs | scelerōsīs | scelerōsīs |
| vocative | scelerōsī | scelerōsae | scelerōsa |
scĕlĕrōsus, a, um, adj. scelus,
I. full of wickedness, vicious, abominable, accursed (ante- and post-class.):
ubi ego illum scelerosum et impium inveniam? Ter. Eun. 4, 3, 1: scelerosa et polluta mulier, App. M. 10, p. 253, 2: scelerosa atque impia facta, Lucr. 1, 82: o diem scelerosum et indignum, Afr. ap. Non. 174, 29.—As subst.: scĕlĕrōsus, i, m., a wicked or vicious person, a wretch, Lucil. ap. Non. 174, 27.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
scelerōsus adj.
scelus, full of wickedness, vicious, abominable : ille, T.
Origins
From scelus (“wickedness”) + -ōsus (“full of”).