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  1. scathfuladjective

    harmful; pernicious

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Scathfuladjective

    Mischievous; destructive.

    Etymology: from scath.

    A bawbling vessel was he captain of,
    For shallow draught, and bulk unprizable,
    With which such scathful grapple did he make,
    That very envy, and the tongue of loss,
    Cried fame and honour on him. William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Scathfuladjective

    harmful; doing damage; pernicious

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of scathful in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of scathful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


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