nefarious
Pronunciation: /nɪˈfɛəɹi.əs/
The English word “nefarious” has 1 meaning listed here.
adjective
- Sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics.
Etymology
From Latin nefārius (“execrable, abominable”), from nefās (“something contrary to divine law, an impious deed, sin, crime”), from ne- (“not”) + fās (“the dictates of religion, divine law”), which is related to Latin for (“to speak, to say”) and cognate to Ancient Greek φημί (phēmí, “to say”).
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