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Meanings of nefarious in English

Extremely wicked.

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Examples for "villainous"
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I find myself short of ready money and threatened by villainous creditors.
A conspiracy of paper: a novel
2
See what a villainous expedition he has succeeded in involving us in.
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Volume 05
3
Nowhere in the world is there a more villainous band of cutthroats.
The Boy Allies in the Trenches; Or, Midst Shot and Shell Along t...
4
Stern is seriously being considered for the role of the villainous Scarecrow.
Wired
5
A villainous boy, named Robinson, was the chief actor in the tragedy.
Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 2
1
All my previous ideas and prejudices appeared to me monstrous and iniquitous.
A Girl Among the Anarchists
2
A few words will place this iniquitous combination in its proper light.
An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 2 / ...
3
This oppressive and iniquitous league was but too successful against the republic.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I., Part C. / From...
4
Such unnatural and iniquitous practices can be restrained only by severe punishments.
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volu...
5
She hadn't intended to sin; but she must have been unusually iniquitous.
Missy
1
This deportment was too humiliating and flagitious to be imputed to him.
Edgar Huntly; or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker
2
That gallant Cavalier was hanged, after the Restoration, for a flagitious burglary.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
3
Since a legal marriage was impossible, no doubt, his views were flagitious.
Wieland; Or, The Transformation: An American Tale
4
I place on that miscreant's back a long array of flagitious ancestors.
The Queen Pedauque
5
Thus, in a moment, had terminated his long and flagitious career.
Edgar Huntly; or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker
Usage of nefarious in English
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Facebook also said it was continuing its investigation into possible nefarious activity.
Reuters
2
Much of the nefarious software's behaviour is still not really understood, however.
The South African
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The New York Police Department's nefarious and racist practices are no secret.
Ebony
4
The potential for nefarious activity is literally unlimited with root account access.
Apple training series: mac os x support essentials v10.6
5
The Vaterland has been engaged in her nefarious trade altogether too long.
The Boy Allies with Uncle Sam's Cruisers
6
But then Rumsey told me about the nefarious scheme behind the map.
Wired
7
This nefarious process is still at work, especially in the Ruthenian settlements.
Catholic Problems in Western Canada
8
This was the nefarious scheme planned by Raven and his treacherous allies.
The Patrol of the Sun Dance Trail
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The king had reported to him a part of his nefarious conduct.
The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat,...
10
He was a peculiarly nefarious agent, and very hard upon the tenants.
Cliff Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe
11
The door opened and the room soon filled with other nefarious characters.
The notorious scoundrel
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To attempt to recover it by law would expose their nefarious practice.
Watch Yourself Go By
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Nay, they are neither; but, nevertheless, their errand is a nefarious one.
Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places
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He made no disguise of his profession, nor of his nefarious plan.
The Angel of Terror
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Nothing but our nefarious magnanimity was the cause of Juno's untimely end.
The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey, Vol. 2 / With a P...
16
Nothing could be less justifiable, or indeed more nefarious, than these arrangements.
A History of the Four Georges, Volume I
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