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Definitions for nefarious
nɪˈfɛər i əsne·far·i·ous
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word nefarious.
Princeton's WordNet
nefarious, villainousadjective
extremely wicked
"nefarious schemes"; "a villainous plot"; "a villainous band of thieves"
Wiktionary
nefariousadjective
infamous for being wicked
The nefarious wizard was known for burning people alive during his secret rituals.
Etymology: From nefārius, from ne- + fari
nefariousadjective
wicked or criminal
The nefarious gangster was finally brought to justice.
Etymology: From nefārius, from ne- + fari
Webster Dictionary
Nefariousadverb
wicked in the extreme; abominable; iniquitous; atrociously villainous; execrable; detestably vile
Freebase
Nefarious
Nefarious is an EP by the indie rock band Spoon. It was released in 1994 on a tiny Texas-based imprint called Fluffer Records.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Nefarious
nē-fā′ri-us, adj. impious: extremely wicked: villainous.—adv. Nefā′riously.—n. Nefā′riousness.—adj. Nēfast′, abominable. [L. nefarius, contrary to divine law—ne, not, fas, divine law, prob. from fāri, to speak.]
Editors Contribution
nefarious
wicked, evil
Submitted by cathi_b on November 8, 2020
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of nefarious in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of nefarious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of nefarious in a Sentence
Everything that can be used for a nefarious purpose, will eventually be found by a nefarious person and used for a nefarious purpose, if you pair your phone with a rental car, and that car gets in a crash two years later, personal information about you could be pulled off it.
It is disappointing to keep discovering faultlines in society, in the public administration, that favor nefarious operations.
The accusations that I was in the ‘inner circle’ or recruited women as ‘sex slaves’ are blatantly false, during my time, I never experienced any illegal or nefarious activity. I am horrified and disgusted by what has come out about DOS.
One could change a case definition for sort of nefarious reasons to create the illusion that the epidemic is getting better. In this case, China did exactly the opposite, they broadened their case definition when they needed to, in order not to miss cases, and now that things are under control they're narrowing it down again to make it consistent to easier to keep track of what's really going on.
It was one of the pilots that maybe had a meltdown or did something nefarious to the airplane.
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- شائنArabic
- ruchlos, berüchtigt, verachtenswert, schändlichGerman
- skandala, malfarindaEsperanto
- nefastoSpanish
- نابکارPersian
- scandaleux, infâme, criminelFrench
- jahatIndonesian
- malvagioItalian
- נפשעHebrew
- 극악한Korean
- nefariamLatin
- schandelijk, misdadig, beruchtDutch
- skjendig, avskyelig, nefariousNorwegian
- nefastoPortuguese
- abjectRomanian
- gudlös, skändligSwedish
- ชั่วร้ายThai
- ناراUrdu
- נאַפעריאַסYiddish
- 邪惡Chinese
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