Definitions for nefarious

nefarious ne·far·i·ous

Spelling: [ni-fair-ee-uh s]
IPA: /nɪˈfɛər i əs/

Nefarious is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 578 anagrams from letters in nefarious (aefinorsu).

Definitions for nefarious

adjective

  1. extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous:

Origin of nefarious

1595-1605; Latin nefārius wicked, vile, equivalent to nefās offense against divine or moral law (ne- negative prefix + fās law, right) + -ius -ious, with intervocalic

Examples for nefarious

Nay, they are neither; but, nevertheless, their errand is a nefarious one.

The Arabs offered the Nazis a haven, as well as a market for all their nefarious dealings in arms and black market currency.

But Green-Wood is more famous for its nefarious residents, those of the drug-peddling, political-swindling, hit-men variety.

Sometimes politicians oppose reform for nefarious reasons—to protect a special interest or a major donor, for example.

It is the duty of patriotic Swedes to thwart this nefarious project.

Might she not be the tool, consciously or unconsciously, of a nefarious plot?

They were probably out on the trail pursuing their nefarious calling.

Rumors swirled that the McStays had gone into Mexico and were involved in nefarious dealings with drug cartels.

Greece claims they were looted from the Parthenon by a nefarious British Indiana Jones character in the early 1800s.

Let us see then if you'll dare to persist in this nefarious scheme.

Word Value for nefarious
Scrable

12

Words with friends

14

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