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Thesaurus: nefarious

Wicked in the extreme; abominable; iniquitous; atrociously villainous; execrable; detestably vile.

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  1. adv. Wicked in the extreme; abominable; iniquitous; atrociously villainous; execrable; detestably vile.
  2. adj. extremely wicked
  3. Wicked in the extreme; abominable; iniquitous; atrociously villainous; execrable; detestably vile. Syn. -- Iniquitous; detestable; horrible; heinious; atrocious; infamous; impious. See Iniquitous. -- Ne*fa"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- Ne*fa"ri*ous*ness, n.
  4. Wicked in the extreme; abominable; iniquitous; atrociouslyvillainous; execrable; detestably vile.