- Synonyms: bad, horrible, dreadful, evil, criminal, treacherous
- Antonyms: good, honorable, respectable, virtuous, worthy
- Etymology: 1600 Latin, from ne- meaning "not" (this is where we get the word nay) + fas meaning "right, lawful" which is related to fari which means "to speak" (this is actually where we get the word fame)
- Example: Mr. Curtain and his nefarious associates are always up to no good.
Friday, March 1, 2013
nefarious
(adj) – Criminals are well-known for committing nefarious acts. Their deeds are bad and even downright horrible.
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Shelby said,
ReplyDeleteSomeone I know who is nefarious would be my brother and my cousin.My brother,Tobin is always taboo,and my cousin is always being a menacing child.They are not very gregarious or xenial.I've always marveled at how long they can yell at each other.Sooner or later one of them becomes woeful.There's always a ubiquitous amount of bickering and a myriad of crying.They both have a reputation of being wicked.Its like they strive to make each other mad.It drives me insane.
Greta says'
ReplyDeleteSomeone that is nefarious is Mr.Curtain in the Mysterious Benidict Society the reason Mr. Curtain is a menacing character is because he portrays a lot of evil characters and makes rash decisions. He is vague to everyone and he has a reputation of making kids vulnerable. Kids have qualms to see him. The Benidict Society has to scrutinize the island and gather a myriad of information to trump Mr.Curtains taboo plans