nefariousness

English

Etymology

From nefarious +‎ -ness.

Noun

nefariousness (uncountable)

  1. The state or characteristic of being nefarious.
    • 1899, Booth Tarkington, chapter 7, in The Gentleman From Indiana:
      Thus the eye of Justice may not be said to have winked upon the nefariousness now under its vision.

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