nefarious
nefarious
Definition
ne·fari·ous (nə fer′ē əs)
adjective
very wicked; villainous; iniquitous
Etymology: L nefarius < nefas, crime, sin < ne-, not + fas, (divine) law, lawful
ne·far′i·ously adverb
ne·far′i·ous·ness noun
nefarious
Synonyms
nefarious
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- deed: Maybe he'd thought to catch the other man at some nefarious deed.
- plot: Can Minuteman and his super chums stop Hitler's nefarious plot?
- purpose: Now Rachel's sure the hidden illegal chimps are being used for a far more nefarious purpose than exotic target practice.
- activity: Now you may be wondering just what nefarious activities these people could possibly get up to.
- mean: I'm gonna have to use nefarious means to bag me a copy of this:D Nice review Noel.
- scheme: Can't even the Man of Steel stop this nefarious scheme?
Modifying Another Word
- somewhat: It has a single drawback: it is somewhat nefarious.
Browse dictionary entries near nefarious
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- neg
- negate
- negation
- negative
- negative acknowledgement
- negative amortization
- negative averment
- negative carry
