Meanings
adjectivenefast (comparative more nefast, superlative most nefast)
comparative more nefast · superlative most nefast
- obsoletewicked
Origin
- Latinnefastus“irreligious, inauspicious”
- Englishnefast
From Latin nefastus (“irreligious, inauspicious”).
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APA
nefast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nefast
MLA
“nefast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nefast. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nefast,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nefast.
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