Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality or state of being nefarious.
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- noun The state or characteristic of being
nefarious .
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- noun the quality of being wicked
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Examples
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But it does express my irritation with the way some liberals - and only some - assume a kind of nefariousness among those who have actually made a material success of their lives, and see no real loss in expropriating their moolah.
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But it does express my irritation with the way some liberals - and only some - assume a kind of nefariousness among those who have actually made a material success of their lives, and see no real loss in expropriating their moolah.
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"A whole world of life-and-death nefariousness awaits both him and the reader, who will be well rewarded."
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I'm guessing I'd get a mouthful, something about needing to stay clear of this nexus of national nefariousness.
Michael Shank: What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left) Michael Shank 2012
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I'm guessing I'd get a mouthful, something about needing to stay clear of this nexus of national nefariousness.
Michael Shank: What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left) Michael Shank 2012
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They'd give me a mouthful, no doubt, something about needing to stay clear of this nexus of national nefariousness.
Michael Shank: Time for a Peace Industry and a Super PAC to Support It Michael Shank 2012
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I'm guessing I'd get a mouthful, something about needing to stay clear of this nexus of national nefariousness.
Michael Shank: What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left) Michael Shank 2012
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They'd give me a mouthful, no doubt, something about needing to stay clear of this nexus of national nefariousness.
Michael Shank: Time for a Peace Industry and a Super PAC to Support It Michael Shank 2012
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I'm guessing I'd get a mouthful, something about needing to stay clear of this nexus of national nefariousness.
Michael Shank: What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left) Michael Shank 2012
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Incidentally, Vince McMahon, chairman of the WWE, who no doubt approved the stagecraft of such nefariousness, is married to Linda McMahon who's running for Senate in Connecticut.
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