nefarious
21nefarious — [16] Latin nefās ‘sin’ denoted etymologically something that was contrary to the divine law. It was a compound noun formed from the negative particle ne and fās ‘divine law, dictates of religion’. From it was derived the adjective nefārius,… …
22nefarious act — index tortious act Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
23nefarious — adjective Etymology: Latin nefarius, from nefas crime, from ne not + fas right, divine law; perhaps akin to Greek themis law, tithenai to place more at do Date: circa 1609 flagrantly wicked or impious ; evil Synonyms: see vicious • nefariously… …
24nefarious — Synonyms and related words: abject, abominable, arrant, atrocious, awful, bad, base, beastly, beggarly, beneath contempt, black, blamable, blameworthy, brutal, cheesy, contemptible, corrupt, criminal, crummy, damnable, dark, debased, degenerate,… …
25nefarious — ne|far|i|ous [ nı feriəs ] adjective FORMAL evil or dishonest …
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27nefarious — ne·far·i·ous || nɪ ferɪəs / feÉ™r adj. evil; wicked; vile …
28nefarious — [nɪ fɛ:rɪəs] adjective wicked or criminal. Derivatives nefariously adverb nefariousness noun Origin C17: from L. nefarius, from nefas, nefar wrong + ous …
29nefarious — a. Abominable, atrocious, detestable, execrable, iniquitous, scandalous, wicked, infamous, villanous, heinous, flagitious, very wicked, horrible, dreadful, vile …
30nefarious — adj 1. wicked, evil, sinful, iniquitous, Archaic. facinorous, Obs. scelerous; villainous, flagitious, heinous, infamous, notorious, Rare. nefast; black hearted, sinister, arrant, ignoble; bad, base, vile, foul, low, mean, odious, obnoxious;… …
