NEFARIOUS


Meaning of NEFARIOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ni-ˈfer-ē-əs ]

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

• ne·far·i·ous·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.