- nefandous
- nefandous (adj.) "not to be spoken of," 1630s, from L. nefandous "unmentionable, impious, heinous," from ne-, negative particle, + fandus "to be spoken," gerundive of fari (see FAME (Cf. fame) (n.)).
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Nefandous — Nefand Ne fand, Nefandous Ne*fan dous, a. [L. nefandus not to be spoken; ne not + fari to speak.] Unfit to speak of; unmentionable; impious; execrable. [Obs.] Nefand adominations. Sheldon. Nefandous high treason. Cotton Mather. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nefandous — adjective /nɪˈfandəs,nəˈfændəs/ Unspeakable, appalling. Also the Daemon belched forth most horrid and nefandous Blasphemies, exalting himself above the most High … Wiktionary
nefandous — nə̇ˈfandəs adjective Etymology: Latin nefandus, from ne not + fandus, gerundive of fari to speak more at no, ban archaic : unfit to be spoken of : impious, execrable … Useful english dictionary
nefandous — ne·fan·dous … English syllables
nefandous — a. unspeakable … Dictionary of difficult words
Nefand — Ne fand, Nefandous Ne*fan dous, a. [L. nefandus not to be spoken; ne not + fari to speak.] Unfit to speak of; unmentionable; impious; execrable. [Obs.] Nefand adominations. Sheldon. Nefandous high treason. Cotton Mather. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
