nefarious

Etymology
From, from , from + , which is related to Latin  and cognate to Ancient Greek.

Adjective

 * 1) Sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics.

Usage notes

 * Commonly used in contexts involving villainous plans, conspiracies, or actions, as in:
 * The whole nefarious scheme was one of the "put-up jobs" which are part of the dirty work of a certain order of statecraft.
 * The whole nefarious scheme was one of the "put-up jobs" which are part of the dirty work of a certain order of statecraft.

Translations

 * Arabic: شَائِن
 * Bulgarian:
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Esperanto: skandala, malfarinda
 * Finnish:, , , ,
 * French:, , , ,
 * German:, , , , ,
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Irish: bithiúnta
 * Italian:, , , ,
 * Korean:
 * Latin: nefārius
 * Norwegian: avskyelig, skjendig
 * Plautdietsch: schentlich
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:, , ,
 * Russian: ;, ; , ,
 * Spanish:, , , , , ,
 * Swedish: ,
 * Ukrainian: нечестивий, злочинний, нечесний, ниций