Used in a Sentence

nefarious

How to use nefarious in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for nefarious.

Editorial note

Which is in itself far more nefarious because it's far harder to remove from the equation.

Examples13
Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

extremely wicked; "nefarious schemes"; "a villainous plot"; "a villainous band of thieves"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of nefarious gathered in one view.

adjective

extremely wicked; "nefarious schemes"; "a villainous plot"; "a villainous band of thieves"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for nefarious.

adjective

extremely wicked; "nefarious schemes"; "a villainous plot"; "a villainous band of thieves"

Example sentences

1

Which is in itself far more nefarious because it's far harder to remove from the equation.

2

There are much more nefarious groups tracking my behavior, too. Besides, the group effort cuts down spam.

3

Too many people seem to believe that a small number of, ultra resourceful, nefarious folks are using unfair means to "game the system.

4

But they're not irrational, nor did these legal regimes arise out of nefarious lobbying on the part of taxi companies.

5

The misleading headline implied the emails implicate Google and the NSA in something nefarious.

6

This leaves Twitter in the same state that it is now, but it if everybody did this, it is likely that nefarious people would find and exploit bugs in TwitterB.

7

An odd thing about these searches is that they really have no chance of catching anything nefarious carried by anyone halfway intelligent.

8

At home she would be disappointed to her core, to the point where she considered the possibility that my intentions where nefarious.

9

The feed has been algorithmic for a very long time and paid placement is neither a surprising nor nefarious input to that algorithm.

10

If you learn one lesson from The Great Recession, it should be that nefarious conspiracy is not necessary for horrific outcomes.

11

Remember how sure they were that their protocol would be able to resist the eavesdropping efforts of the NSA and whatever other nefarious interlopers may come along?

12

This is not exactly nefarious, even to the severely-damaged-evil-meter version of nefarious which includes "intentionally and with forethought committing the sin of marketing.

13

An acquaintance of mine smuggled digital documentary video out of Iran just by opening up a laptop and loosening one of the two hard drives' connectors so it no longer registered as attached; the brief border search at the airport of course saw one hard drive with nothing particularly nefarious on it, and didn't go to the trouble of determining that this model of laptop should've had two drives.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use nefarious in a sentence?

Which is in itself far more nefarious because it's far harder to remove from the equation.

What does nefarious mean?

extremely wicked; "nefarious schemes"; "a villainous plot"; "a villainous band of thieves"

What part of speech is nefarious?

nefarious is commonly used as adjective.