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"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "paheellinen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "paha"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "pirullinen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "turmeltunut"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "katala"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "infâme"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "malfaisant"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "néfaste"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "berüchtigt"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "schändlich"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "ruchlos"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "verachtenswert"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "bösartig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "böse"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "gyalázatos"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "alávaló"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "bithiúnta"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "nefasto"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "scellerato"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "diabolico"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "infernale"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "sinistro"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "saakhada",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "사악(邪惡)하다"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "nefārius"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "avskyelig"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "skjendig"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "schentlich"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "nefasto"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "abject"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "infam"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "păcătos"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "vicios"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "besčéstnyj",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "бесче́стный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nečéstnyj",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "нече́стный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nízkij",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "ни́зкий"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "gnúsnyj",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "гну́сный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "mérzkij",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "ме́рзкий"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pódlyj",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "по́длый"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "nefario"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "nefando"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"tags": [
"Mexico"
],
"word": "feo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "infame"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "vicioso"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "malvado"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "inicuo"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "skändlig"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"word": "gudlös"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "nečestyvyj",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "нечестивий"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zločynnyj",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "злочинний"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "nečesnyj",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "нечесний"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "nycyj",
"sense": "sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ниций"
}
],
"word": "nefarious"
}
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