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Definition of Nefariousness
1. Noun. The quality of being wicked.
Generic synonyms: Evil, Evilness
Specialized synonyms: Filthiness, Enormity
Derivative terms: Nefarious, Ugly, Wicked
Definition of Nefariousness
1. Noun. The state or characteristic of being nefarious. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nefariousness
Literary usage of Nefariousness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of the United States by Edward Channing (1908)
"Retiring pirates were willing to pay a good price for a peaceful home-coming,
and in the colonial towns their money covered the nefariousness of their ..."
2. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1829)
"... as to the magnanimity and equity of Newton, than from an earnest and well
grounded conviction that his conduct was really marked by nefariousness. ..."
3. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"'Twas ne-farious — an'that manes a power av evil! " " Never mind the nefariousness,"
I said. " Whose reputation did you save ? " " More's the pity, 'twasn't ..."
4. The Fortnightly Review (1880)
"... of the Portuguese boundary and west of the Transvaal, should not have expressed
some opinion on the utter nefariousness of Mr. Palgrave's proceedings. ..."
5. The Christian Examiner (1828)
"... stronger proof of the intenseness and nefariousness of the love of power, than
the fact of its having virtually abrogated Christianity, and even turned ..."
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