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Nefarious — may refer to: Nefarious, an alias for rapper X Raided Nefarious, the bassist and vocalist for the band Macabre Nefarious , a song by Spoon from their 1996 album Telephono It may also refer to: Count Nefarious, a character in Toonstruck Dr.… … Wikipedia
Nefarious (EP) — Nefarious EP by Spoon Released 1994 Ge … Wikipedia
Nefarious — Ne*fa ri*ous, a. [L. nefarius, fr. nefas crime, wrong; ne not + fas divine law; akin to fari to speak. See {No}, adv., and {Fate}.] Wicked in the extreme; abominable; iniquitous; atrociously villainous; execrable; detestably vile. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nefarious — I adjective abominable, arrant, bad, base, confounded, contemptible, corrupt, criminal, degenerate, deplorable, depraved, despicable, detestable, devilish, diabolical, discreditable, disgraceful, dishonorable, dissolute, dreadful, evil, execrable … Law dictionary
nefarious — (adj.) c.1600, from L. nefarius wicked, abominable, impious, from nefas crime, wrong, impiety, from ne not (see UN (Cf. un) ) + fas right, lawful, divinely spoken, related to fari to speak (see FAME (Cf. fame) (n.)). Related … Etymology dictionary
nefarious — iniquitous, flagitious, infamous, corrupt, degenerate, *vicious, villainous Analogous words: heinous, *outrageous, atrocious, monstrous: *flagrant, glaring, gross, rank … New Dictionary of Synonyms
nefarious — [adj] bad, sinful abominable, atrocious, base, corrupt, criminal, degenerate, depraved, detestable, dreadful, evil, execrable, flagitious, flagrant, foul, glaring, gross, heinous, horrible, infamous, infernal, iniquitous, miscreant, monstrous,… … New thesaurus
nefarious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ wicked or criminal. ORIGIN from Latin nefas wrong … English terms dictionary
nefarious — [nə fer′ē əs] adj. [L nefarius < nefas, crime, sin < ne , not + fas, (divine) law, lawful] very wicked; villainous; iniquitous nefariously adv. nefariousness n … English World dictionary
nefarious — [[t]nɪfe͟əriəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If you describe an activity as nefarious, you mean that it is wicked and immoral. [LITERARY] Why make a whole village prisoner if it was not to some nefarious purpose? Syn: heinous … English dictionary
nefarious — 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,… … Universalium
