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nefast

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ne-fast
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

wicked

Obsolete

Etymology

From Latin nefastus (“irreligious, inauspicious”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

more nefast (comparative) most nefast (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

nefarious

Questions

What does nefast mean?
wicked
Where does nefast come from?
From Latin nefastus (“irreligious, inauspicious”).

How to pronounce nefast

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