Origin - from the Latin nefarius, from nefas, nefar: wrong (from ne:not and fas:divine law)
Oh no, it's the Archfiend Marmot of Nefariousness!. Ha ha ha, I'm soooo scared. Ow! It just stabbed me in the eye with its nefarious horn.
I think it is the classiness that attracts me to this word: it takes a certain type of criminal to be not merely wicked or nasty. An evil genius would probably fit the bill. And not one that always fails due to overly elaborate schemes a successful evil genius who never gets caught. And with glasses as well. And possibly a mustache, but it's not obligatory.
Also, I think cats are quite nefarious.
Where on Earth (or on the Internet) did you find that image!? Incredible :)
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