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  1. skelm: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. skelm: Collins English Dictionary
  3. skelm: TheFreeDictionary.com
  4. skelm: Wiktionary

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  1. skelm: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Skelm)

▸ noun:  Alternative form of schelm [(Scotland) A villain or scoundrel.]

Similar:
schellum, shlemiehl, schlemihl, shlemiel, lozell, skio, schmoe, skuggery, stenlock, Kerl, more...

Opposite:
honest, trustworthy, sincere, upright, ethical

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Similar:
schellum, shlemiehl, schlemihl, shlemiel, lozell, skio, schmoe, skuggery, stenlock, Kerl, more...

Opposite:
honest, trustworthy, sincere, upright, ethical



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