Talk:scelestious

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I see mentions but no uses. &#x200b;—msh210℠ (talk) 05:41, 12 January 2011 (UTC)


 * I only found one mention in the dictionary Word Nerd and one other in a German paper, Neuphilologische Mitteilungen: Volume 76. Could not actually view either instance. One or both could be typos for scelestus. —Stephen (Talk) 15:43, 12 January 2011 (UTC)


 * The Word Nerd page is visible via Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Word-Nerd-Barbara-Ann-Kipfer/dp/1402208510; use the "Search Inside" feature). The complete paragraph is:
 * other terms for wicked are scelestious or scelestic
 * So, not helpful.
 * —Ruakh TALK 15:49, 12 January 2011 (UTC)
 * I can find two mentions, not uses, one on Usenet, one in a book titled Word Nerd.
 * Perhaps Mr. O'Reilly is just indulging in the hallowed practice of coining/reviving words by anglicizing Latin (and Greek) words. Though this is not so fashionable for the past century, it had a long history before then, especially among those with a training in classical Greek and Latin. Perhaps his acolytes and fans will start using the word enough so we can include it. Perhaps promoting a rare word is a way of showing or testing the impact he has on "the conversation". DCDuring TALK 18:28, 12 January 2011 (UTC)


 * RFV-failed. - -sche (discuss) 08:22, 11 August 2011 (UTC)