Thursday, October 4, 2012

nefarious -- Hayden

ne·far·i·ous (n-fâr-s)
adj.
Infamous by way of being extremely wicked.



[Latin nefrius, from nefs, crime, transgression : ne-, not; see ne in Indo-European roots + fs, divine law; see dh- in Indo-European roots.]



ne·fari·ous·ly adv.
ne·fari·ous·ness n.

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 Hayden's Yankees beat up on the Turchettas' nefarious Red Sox.

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