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nefariousness Definition


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nefarious
adj
    1. Wicked; evil.
      Thesaurus: treacherous, bad, evil, base, vicious, vile, villainous, wicked, heinous, foul, execrable, infamous, infernal, iniquitous, odious, opprobrious; Antonym: exemplary.
Derivative: nefariously
adverb
    Derivative: nefariousness
    noun
      Etymology: 17c: from Latin nefarius, from nefas a crime.



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