nefarious
[ ni-fair-ee-uhs ]
/ nɪˈfɛər i əs /
adjective
extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot.
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, adverb nefariousness, nounWord Origin for nefarious
C17: from Latin
nefārius, from
nefās unlawful deed, from
nē not +
fās divine law