scatheful
scatheful · more scatheful · most scatheful
Causing harm or mischiefCausing harm or mischief; destructive, injurious.
Meaning
1 senses(archaic)Causing harm or mischief; destructive, injurious.
Origin
From Middle English *scatheful (attested in derivative unnskaþefull) equivalent to scatheFrom Middle English *scatheful (attested in derivative unnskaþefull) equivalent to scathe + -ful. Cognate with Scots scathfull, scaithful (“harmful, hurtful, injurious, damaging”).
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Forms
more scatheful, most scatheful| Comparative | more scatheful Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most scatheful Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedscathefulness
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form