Nefarious

 WORD OF THE DAY

nefarious / adjective / nih-FAIR-ee-us

Definition
1a: flagrantly wicked or impious
1b: evil

Examples
"Evil Dave's Grill. The name of this grill isn't a nod to anyone nefarious; it's a cheeky reference to the wicked dishes on its dinner-only menu."
— Claudia Laroye, The Toronto Star, 1 Apr. 2022

Moreover, those starry-eyed states inclined to perceive international relations in moral terms frequently underestimate the nefarious machinations of their competitors on the world political stage.
— Richard Wolin, New Republic, 4 June 2001

Did You Know?
Nefarious comes from the Latin adjective nefarius and the Latin noun nefas, which means "crime."
Nefas is a combination of ne- ("not") and fas, meaning "right" or "divine law.