nefarious

Adjective
Synonyms: villainous

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. extremely wicked“nefarious schemes”“a villainous plot”“a villainous band of thieves”Synonyms: villainous
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Iniquitous; detestable; horrible; heinious; atrocious; infamous; impious. See Iniquitous. [1913 Webster] -- Ne*fa"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- Ne*fa"ri*ous*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

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