nefarious

ne·far·i·ous (n

-fâr

adj.

Infamous by way of being extremely wicked.

[Latin nefrius, from nefs, crime, transgression : ne-, not; see ne in Indo-European roots + fs, divine law; see dh- in Indo-European roots.]

ne·fari·ous·ly adv.

ne·fari·ous·ness n.

nefarious [nɪˈfɛərɪəs]

adj

evil; wicked; sinful

[from Latin nefārius, from nefās unlawful deed, from nē not + fās divine law]

nefariously adv

nefariousness n

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Adj.

nefarious - extremely wicked; "nefarious schemes"; "a villainous plot"; "a villainous band of thieves"

villainous

wicked - morally bad in principle or practice

nefarious

adjective wicked, base, criminal, evil, foul, horrible, dreadful, vicious, monstrous, shameful, vile, atrocious, sinful, heinous, depraved, odious, abominable, infernal, villainous, iniquitous, execrable, detestable, opprobrious He was said to have committed other acts too nefarious to contemplate.
good, just, noble, upright, admirable, honourable, honest, virtuous, praiseworthy

Translations

nefarious [nɪˈfɛərɪəs] ADJ → nefario, vil, inicuo

nefarious

adj (form) → schändlich, ruchlos (liter); nefarious deed → Freveltat f (liter), → ruchlose Tat

nefarious [nɪˈfɛərɪəs] adj (liter) → scellerato/a

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atrocious
bad
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crooked
dark
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evil
foul
front man
heinous
hellish
immoral
infamous
iniquitous
miscreant
nefariously
outrageous
vile

And now, thus unexpectedly, I found myself joining the nefarious conspiracy.

The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context

Less figuratively speaking, he came up into the printing-office to expose from the book the nefarious plagiarism of an editor in a neighboring city, who had adapted with the change of names and a word or two here and there, whole passages from the essay on Barere, to the denunciation of a brother editor.

My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context

These methods are when, either by some wicked or nefarious ways, one ascends to the principality, or when by the favour of his fellow-citizens a private person becomes the prince of his country.

The Prince by Machiavelli, Nicolo View in context

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