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/sɛlˈkuːθ/ · adjective
(now rare) Strange, unusual, rare; unfamiliar; marvellous, wondrous..
'A selcouth novelty,' muttered the knight, 'to advance to storm such a castle without pennon or banner displayed.'
The statements in either document are unique and selcouth.
Left to its own devices and without the Web as a vehicle for misinforming others, the selcouth dogmas that forbade sexual relations ...
Use selcouth when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Selcouth means (now rare) Strange, unusual, rare; unfamiliar; marvellous, wondrous..
Common synonyms include bizarre, odd, weird, infrequent.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
'A selcouth novelty,' muttered the knight, 'to advance to storm such a castle without pennon or banner displayed.'
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