Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- See
scatheful .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Harmful; doing damage; pernicious.
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- adjective obsolete
harmful ;pernicious
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Examples
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'Tis not to be denied, O mighty queen, I alone am to blame for this scathful scathe.
The Nibelungenlied Daniel Bussier Shumway
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’Tis not to be denied, O mighty queen, I alone am to blame for this scathful scathe.
The Nibelungenlied 2007
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