NEFARIOUS


Meaning of NEFARIOUS in English

/ nɪˈfeəriəs; NAmE -ˈfer-/ adjective

( formal ) criminal; immoral :

nefarious activities

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from Latin nefarius , from nefas , nefar- wrong (from ne- not + fas divine law) + -ous .

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