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    facinorous
    /faˈsɪn(ə)rəs/

    adjective

    • 1. extremely wicked. archaic

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › facinorousFacinorous Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : atrociously wicked : infamous. facinorousness noun. plural -es. archaic. Word History. Etymology. Latin facinorosus, facinerosus, from facinor-, facinus deed, evil deed, crime (from facere to do) + -osus -ous. Love words?

  3. www.thefreedictionary.com › facinorousFacinorous - definition of facinorous by The Free Dictionary

    Define facinorous. facinorous synonyms, facinorous pronunciation, facinorous translation, English dictionary definition of facinorous. adj extremely wicked Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006,...

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFACINOROUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    adjective. obsolete. extremely wicked. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Trends of. facinorous. View usage for: Source: Google Books Ngram Viewer. Obsolete extremely wicked.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

  5. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › facinorousfacinorous - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 21, 2021 · facinorous (comparative more facinorous, superlative most facinorous) (archaic, formal) Extremely wicked.

  6. www.oed.com › dictionary › facinorous_adjfacinorous, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    /faˈsɪn (ə)rəs/ fass-IN-uh-ruhss. U.S. English. /fəˈsɪnərəs/ fuh-SIN-uhr-uhss. See pronunciation. Where does the adjective facinorous come from? Earliest known use. mid 1500s. facinorous Hall's Vnion. facinorous is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin facinorōsus. See etymology. Nearby entries. facinerose, adj. 1727. facing, n. 1481–.

  7. www.definitions.net › definition › facinorousWhat does facinorous mean? - Definitions.net

    Definition of facinorous in the Definitions.net dictionary. Meaning of facinorous. Information and translations of facinorous in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web.

  8. premium-oxforddictionaries-com.libproxy.ucl.ac.ukfacinorous - definition of facinorous in English from the Oxford...

    Definition of facinorous in English: facinorous. Pronunciation: /faˈsɪn (ə)rəs/ adjective. archaic. extremely wicked. Example sentences. Origin. mid 16th century: from Latin facinorosus, from facinus, facinor- ' (bad) deed', from facere 'do, make'. For editors and proofreaders. Line breaks: fa¦cin|or¦ous. cite. Most popular in the UK. change.