facinorous

adj

facinorous

adj

/fəˈsɪnəɹəs/

Etymology Borrowed from Latin facinorōsus, from facinus (“deed, bad deed”), from faciō (“to make, to do”).

1

Archaic, Formal Extremely wicked.

  • Tru. I would kill you, Sir, I would kill you, if you had. Mor. Why? you do more in this, Sir: it were a vengeance centuple, for all facinorous Acts, that could be nam'd, to do that you do.
Derived terms
facinorousness

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