Meaning
wicked, evil, villainous
In a sentence
Quel vicino scellerato ha rotto tutto nel garage.
That wicked neighbor broke everything in the garage.
Ha commesso un crimine scellerato che ha indignato l'intero paese.
He committed a heinous crime that outraged the entire country.
Non seguire quel piano scellerato, dai.
Don't follow that crazy evil plan, come on.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| scellerato | masculine · singular |
| scellerata | feminine · singular |
| scellerati | masculine · plural |
| scellerate | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Literary and formal; rare in everyday speech. In conversation, cattivo, malvagio, or terribile are usually more natural.
- Stronger and more dramatic than malvagio; often used for morally outrageous acts, plans, or people in elevated style.
- It agrees normally: scellerato, scellerata, scellerati, scellerate. Learners sometimes forget the feminine/plural forms.