nefarious
[ ni-fair-ee-uhs ]
/ nɪˈfɛər i əs /
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adjective
extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot.
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Origin of nefarious
1595–1605; <Latin nefārius wicked, vile, equivalent to nefās offense against divine or moral law (ne- negative prefix + fās law, right) + -ius-ious, with intervocalic s>r
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British Dictionary definitions for nefarious
nefarious
/ (nɪˈfɛərɪəs) /
adjective
evil; wicked; sinful
Derived forms of nefarious
nefariously, adverbnefariousness, nounWord Origin for nefarious
C17: from Latin nefārius, from nefās unlawful deed, from nē not + fās divine law
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