nefarious
Example Sentences
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Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said the tanker had "a pretty nefarious history" and the UK "provided enabling support to the United States".
From BBC
“If they repeat this, it does raise the question of whether this is a legitimate change in registry, or if it appears to be done for nefarious reasons.”
To mitigate the risk of their systems being used for nefarious purposes, companies deploy numerous safeguards.
From BBC
His allegedly nefarious acts include writing an op-ed for this newspaper and knowing our editorial writers.
What you see as nefarious he may regard as a welcome respite to months of unwelcome change.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
