nefarious
nuh fe ree uhs
- s extremely wicked
nefarious schemes
- Mr Wilson denied any involvement in the sleaze and said it was Mr Black's nefarious campaign to sully his reputation.
- Security cameras are too often used for nefarious and unscrupulous purposes.
- No one could deter him from carrying out his nefarious threat of pulling the government down if he was not given a ministerial post.