nefariousness

2 definitions found

nefariousness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Nefarious \Ne*fa"ri*ous\, a. [L. nefarius, fr. nefas crime,
     wrong; ne not + fas divine law; akin to fari to speak. See
     No, adv., and Fate.]
     Wicked in the extreme; abominable; iniquitous; atrociously
     villainous; execrable; detestably vile.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Iniquitous; detestable; horrible; heinious; atrocious;
          infamous; impious. See Iniquitous.
          [1913 Webster] -- Ne*fa"ri*ous*ly, adv. --
          Ne*fa"ri*ous*ness, n.
          [1913 Webster]

nefariousness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  nefariousness
      n 1: the quality of being wicked [syn: nefariousness,
           wickedness, vileness, ugliness]