Hypertext Webster Gateway: "nefarious"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Nefarious \Ne*fa"ri*ous\, a. [L. nefarius, fr. nefas crime,
wrong; ne not + fas divine law; akin to fari to speak. See
{No}, adv., and {Fate}.]
Wicked in the extreme; abominable; iniquitous; atrociously
villainous; execrable; detestably vile.
Syn: Iniquitous; detestable; horrible; heinious; atrocious;
infamous; impious. See {Iniquitous}. --
{Ne*fa"ri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Ne*fa"ri*ous*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
nefarious
adj : extremely wicked; "nefarious schemes"; "a villainous plot";
"a villainous band of thieves" [syn: {villainous}]
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