nefariousadj.

Brit.

/nᵻˈfɛːrɪəs/, U.S.

/nəˈfɛriəs/

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

Etymology: < classical Latin nefārius offending against moral law, wicked ( < nefās offence against divine or moral law, wicked act ( < ne- not (see ne adv.¹) + fās that which is right, proper, in accordance with divine or moral law, of uncertain origin) + -ius, suffix forming adjectives) + -ous suffix. Compare Middle French nephaire dreadful, horrible (mid 16th cent.). N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (nĭfē^ə·riəs) /nɪˈfɛərɪəs/. Pronunciations with /ɑː/ in the second syllable are also occasionally attested in British use from the late 20th cent.

Wicked, iniquitous, villainous, despicable.

ΘΚΠ

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

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society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > [adjective] > iniquitous

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1567 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure II. xxv. 228 Bloudy men commonly be most willingly disposed after a good time to commit some nefarious deede.

1650 R. Hopton Declar. to Subj. inhabiting in Severall Counties 4 By what nefarious, wicked, and desperate Designes they have prosecuted the very quintiscence of all Impiety.

1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 107 But the most nefarious kind of Bastards are they whom the Law stiles Incestuous Bastards.

1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 211 Those, who, for the same nefarious purposes, have perverted every other part of learning.

1842 T. P. Thompson Exercises I. 245 There wants a collection of dying speeches of nefarious governments.

1866 D. Livingstone 2 Mar. in Last Jrnls. (1874) I. i. 6 Lending their flag to slaving dhows, so that it covers that nefarious traffic.

1922 ‘R. Crompton’ More William (1924) xii. 198 He thought..of the noble burglar who had turned his back upon the mysterious, nefarious tools of his trade.

1987 A. Brookner Friend from Eng. vii. 139 One reads these terrible stories that anxiety stored is nefarious, that one should shout, scream, throw things at walls.

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

单词	nefarious
释义	nefariousadj. Brit. /nᵻˈfɛːrɪəs/, U.S. /nəˈfɛriəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin nefārius , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin nefārius offending against moral law, wicked ( < nefās offence against divine or moral law, wicked act ( < ne- not (see ne adv.¹) + fās that which is right, proper, in accordance with divine or moral law, of uncertain origin) + -ius, suffix forming adjectives) + -ous suffix. Compare Middle French nephaire dreadful, horrible (mid 16th cent.). N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (nĭfē^ə·riəs) /nɪˈfɛərɪəs/. Pronunciations with /ɑː/ in the second syllable are also occasionally attested in British use from the late 20th cent. Wicked, iniquitous, villainous, despicable. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > [adjective] woughc888 litherc893 frakeda900 sinnyc950 unrighteouseOE baleOE manOE unfeleOE ungoodc1000 unwrasta1122 illc1175 nithec1175 wickc1175 hinderfulc1200 quedec1275 wickedc1275 wondlichc1275 unkindc1325 badc1330 divers1340 wrakefula1350 felonousc1374 flagitiousc1384 lewdc1386 noughta1387 ungoodly1390 unquertc1390 diverse1393 felona1400 imperfectc1400 unfairc1400 unfinec1400 unblesseda1425 meschant?c1450 naughtyc1460 feculent1471 sinister1474 noughty?1490 ill-deedya1500 pernicious?1533 scelerous1534 naught1536 goodlyc1560 nefarious1567 iron1574 felly1583 paganish1587 improbate1596 malefactious1607 villain1607 infand1608 scelestious1609 illful1613 scelestic1628 inimicitious1641 infandous1645 iniquous1655 improbous1657 malefactory1667 perta1704 iniquitous1726 unracy1782 unredeemed1799 demoralized1800 fetid1805 scarlet1820 gammy1832 nefast1849 disvaluable1942 badass1955 bad-assed1962 society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > [adjective] > iniquitous hinderfulc1200 unwrast?c1225 nefarious1567 infand1608 infandous1645 iniquous1655 iniquitous1726 nefast1849 1567 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure II. xxv. 228 Bloudy men commonly be most willingly disposed after a good time to commit some nefarious deede. 1650 R. Hopton Declar. to Subj. inhabiting in Severall Counties 4 By what nefarious, wicked, and desperate Designes they have prosecuted the very quintiscence of all Impiety. 1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 107 But the most nefarious kind of Bastards are they whom the Law stiles Incestuous Bastards. 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 211 Those, who, for the same nefarious purposes, have perverted every other part of learning. View more context for this quotation 1842 T. P. Thompson Exercises I. 245 There wants a collection of dying speeches of nefarious governments. 1866 D. Livingstone 2 Mar. in Last Jrnls. (1874) I. i. 6 Lending their flag to slaving dhows, so that it covers that nefarious traffic. 1922 ‘R. Crompton’ More William (1924) xii. 198 He thought..of the noble burglar who had turned his back upon the mysterious, nefarious tools of his trade. 1987 A. Brookner Friend from Eng. vii. 139 One reads these terrible stories that anxiety stored is nefarious, that one should shout, scream, throw things at walls. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1567
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