[ UK /nəfˈe‍əɹɪəs/ ]
[ US /nəˈfɛɹiəs/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. extremely wicked
    a villainous band of thieves
    nefarious schemes
    a villainous plot
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How To Use nefarious In A Sentence

  • Assuming that I don't have some sort of malignant brain tumor *knocks wood furiously*, it must be that this alien life-form, this adorable-but-nonetheless-parasitic superbeing, is sucking every nutrient from my body and turning these to his own nefarious supergrowth purposes. Pass The Smelling Salts
  • Nowadays, partisans on one side of the aisle mercilessly assail their opponents as nefarious ideologues bent on the destruction of the nation, while claiming the sacred mantle of the Founding Fathers as exclusively their own. Morgan Pehme: Strip Politics: A Cure for Incivility
  • Each country thinks independence is the cat's paw of the other: a cosmetic cover for nefarious designs.
  • nefariously involved in a conspiracy
  • This nefarious act stoked his interest. Earthly Powers: Religion and Politics in Europe from the Enlightenment to the Great War
  • This nefarious act stoked his interest. Earthly Powers: Religion and Politics in Europe from the Enlightenment to the Great War
  • The director of the company seems to have been involved in some nefarious practices/activities.
  • But it did set up an intriguing beginning to the show's ninth season in the fall, one which says nefarious things about our national security apparat. William Bradley: NCIS: America's Favorite Show and What It Tells Us
  • No wonder British journalists resort to nefarious means to get information that in other countries is freely available. Times, Sunday Times
  • Also I was told that wizards keep ghosts for their nefarious activities.
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