nefarious
11nefarious — nefariously, adv. nefariousness, n. /ni fair ee euhs/, adj. extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot. [1595 1605; < L nefarius wicked, vile, equiv. to nefas offense against divine or moral law (ne negative prefix + fas law,… …
12nefarious — adjective infamous for being wicked The nefarious wizard was known for burning people alive during his secret rituals. Syn: evil, vicious, wicked …
13nefarious — adj. Nefarious is used with these nouns: ↑scheme …
14nefarious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. evil, detestable, base, wicked. See badness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. bad, treacherous, evil; see wicked 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [ni FAIR ee us] evil, wicked. They …
15nefarious — ne|far|i|ous [nıˈfeəriəs US ˈfer ] adj formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: nefarius, from nefas crime ] evil or criminal ▪ nefarious activities such as drug trafficking and fraud …
16nefarious — [16] Latin nefās ‘sin’ denoted etymologically something that was contrary to the divine law. It was a compound noun formed from the negative particle ne and fās ‘divine law, dictates of religion’. From it was derived the adjective nefārius,… …
17nefarious — adjective formal evil or criminal: nefarious activities such as drug trafficking and fraud nefariously adverb nefariousness noun (U) …
18nefarious — adjective the nefarious long lost brother returns to steal Iris s inheritance Syn: wicked, evil, sinful, iniquitous, egregious, heinous, atrocious, vile, foul, abominable, odious, depraved, monstrous, fiendish, diabolical, unspeakable,… …
19nefarious — ne•far•i•ous [[t]nɪˈfɛər i əs[/t]] adj. extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot[/ex] • Etymology: 1595–1605; < L nefārius wicked, vile, adj. der. of nefās offense against divine law =ne negative prefix +fās divine law… …
20nefarious — /nəˈfɛəriəs / (say nuh fairreeuhs) adjective extremely wicked; iniquitous: nefarious practices. {Latin nefārius impious} –nefariously, adverb –nefariousness, noun …
