"nefandous" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /nɪˈfandəs/ [UK], /nəˈfændəs/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nefandous.wav Forms: more nefandous [comparative], most nefandous [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin nefandus, from ne- (“not”) + fandus, gerundive of fārī (“to speak”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|nefandus}} Latin nefandus Head templates: {{en-adj}} nefandous (comparative more nefandous, superlative most nefandous)
  1. (archaic) Unspeakable, appalling. Tags: archaic Translations (unspeakable, appalling): nefand (Catalan), vastenmielinen (Finnish), kuvottava (Finnish), sanoinkuvaamaton (Finnish), nefando (Italian), nefando (Portuguese)
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