"facinorous" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /fəˈsɪnəɹəs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-facinorous.wav Forms: more facinorous [comparative], most facinorous [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin facinorōsus, from facinus (“deed, bad deed”), from faciō (“to make, to do”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|facinorōsus}} Borrowed from Latin facinorōsus Head templates: {{en-adj}} facinorous (comparative more facinorous, superlative most facinorous)
  1. (archaic, formal) Extremely wicked. Tags: archaic, formal
    Sense id: en-facinorous-en-adj-rEEBU~~W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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