Nefarious
[nɪ'feərɪəs]
Definition
(adj.) extremely wicked; 'nefarious schemes'; 'a villainous plot'; 'a villainous band of thieves' .
Typist: Phil--From WordNet
Definition
(adv.) Wicked in the extreme; abominable; iniquitous; atrociously villainous; execrable; detestably vile.
Inputed by Angela
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Abominable, atrocious, detestable, execrable, iniquitous, scandalous, wicked, infamous, villanous, heinous, flagitious, very wicked.
Typed by Belinda
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See ATROCIOUS]
Typist: Vilma
Definition
adj. impious: extremely wicked: villainous.—adv. Nefā′riously.—n. Nefā′riousness.—adj. Nēfast′ abominable.
Editor: Samantha
Examples
- Edison narrates two incidents that may be taken as characteristic of a good deal that had to be contended with, coming in the shape of nefarious attack. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Only when they were badly frightened would governing cliques or parties desist from some nefarious policy and heed the common good. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Editor: Samantha