nefandousadj.

Brit.

/nᵻˈfandəs/, U.S.

/nəˈfændəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin nefandus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin nefandus wicked, impious, abominable ( < ne- not (see ne adv.¹) + fandus ‘to be spoken’, gerundive of fārī to speak: see fame n.¹) + -ous suffix. Compare earlier nefand adj.

Now archaic and rare.

Not to be spoken of, unmentionable; abominable, atrocious.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > heinousness > [adjective]

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grievousa1300

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curseda1400

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felonious1575

bomination1589

unvenial?1589

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nameless1611

pitchy1612

funest1636

funestous1641

scarleta1643

nefandous1649

aversable1663

atrocious1669

frightful1700

flagrant1706

atrocea1734

diabolical1750

unspeakable1831

1649 J. Howell Δενδρολογια (rev. ed.) 150 There was a complication of many nefandous crimes.

1684 I. Mather Ess. for Recording Illustrious Providences 141 Also the Daemon belched forth most horrid and nefandous Blasphemies, exalting himself above the most High.

1702 C. Mather Magnalia Christi vi. vii. 67/2 Sometimes he..belch'd out most nefandous Blasphemies against the God of Heaven.

1780 J. Howie in M. Shields Faithful Contendings Pref. 8 That wicked and nefandous act of Parliament.

1826 R. Southey Vindiciæ Ecclesiæ Anglicanæ 108 That spirit of nefandous impiety with which it was..carried on by the Monastic Orders.

1864 O. W. Holmes Soundings from Atlantic 69 That immane and nefandous Burke-and-Hare business.

1996 K. A. Daniels Porifera in Satan is a Mathematician (1998) And they do this, not for petty xenophobic reasons, or for spite—we could understand those things—or for any nefandous purpose.

Derivatives

† nefandousness n. Obsolete rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Nefandousness, horribleness, wickedness not to be mentioned or uttered.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nefandous
释义	nefandousadj. Brit. /nᵻˈfandəs/, U.S. /nəˈfændəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin nefandus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin nefandus wicked, impious, abominable ( < ne- not (see ne adv.¹) + fandus ‘to be spoken’, gerundive of fārī to speak: see fame n.¹) + -ous suffix. Compare earlier nefand adj. Now archaic and rare. Not to be spoken of, unmentionable; abominable, atrocious. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > heinousness > [adjective] awlyc1200 grievousa1300 grilla1300 uglya1300 strongc1300 outrageousa1325 heinousc1374 excessive1393 curseda1400 fella1400 misshapenc1400 rankc1400 monstruousc1425 enorm1481 prodigiousc1487 villainous1489 nefand1490 sceleratea1513 monstrous1531 funestal1538 enormious1545 facinorous1548 flagitious1550 dire1567 bonable1575 felonious1575 bomination1589 unvenial?1589 heathenish1592 enormous1593 villainous1598 nameless1611 pitchy1612 funest1636 funestous1641 scarleta1643 nefandous1649 aversable1663 atrocious1669 frightful1700 flagrant1706 atrocea1734 diabolical1750 unspeakable1831 1649 J. Howell Δενδρολογια (rev. ed.) 150 There was a complication of many nefandous crimes. 1684 I. Mather Ess. for Recording Illustrious Providences 141 Also the Daemon belched forth most horrid and nefandous Blasphemies, exalting himself above the most High. 1702 C. Mather Magnalia Christi vi. vii. 67/2 Sometimes he..belch'd out most nefandous Blasphemies against the God of Heaven. 1780 J. Howie in M. Shields Faithful Contendings Pref. 8 That wicked and nefandous act of Parliament. 1826 R. Southey Vindiciæ Ecclesiæ Anglicanæ 108 That spirit of nefandous impiety with which it was..carried on by the Monastic Orders. 1864 O. W. Holmes Soundings from Atlantic 69 That immane and nefandous Burke-and-Hare business. 1996 K. A. Daniels Porifera in Satan is a Mathematician (1998) And they do this, not for petty xenophobic reasons, or for spite—we could understand those things—or for any nefandous purpose. Derivatives † nefandousness n. Obsolete rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Nefandousness, horribleness, wickedness not to be mentioned or uttered. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1649
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