| nefarious | (adj) extremely wicked, Syn. villainous, Example: nefarious schemes; a villainous plot; a villainous band of thieves |
| nefariously | (adv) in a nefarious manner or to a nefarious degree, Example: nefariously involved in a conspiracy |
| nefariousness | (n) the quality of being wicked, Syn. vileness, wickedness, ugliness |
| Nefarious | 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 ] -- |