nefarious

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Etimologie

Din latină nefārius‎ („execrabil, oribil”), din nefās‎ („ceva nefast, păcat, crimă”) < compus din ne- ‎(„nu”) + fās‎ („drept divin, divinitate”).

Pronunție

  • AFI: /nɛˈfɛəɹiəs/


Adjectiv

nefarious (comp. more nefarious, sup. most nefarious)

  1. abject, infam, păcătos, vicios
    He was a nefarious man.

Sinonime

  • evil, iniquitous, sinister, underhanded, vile, good-for-nothing

Antonime

  • good, honorable, respectable, virtuous

Cuvinte derivate

  • nefariously
  • nefariousness

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