nefariously
adverb
nefariously is spelled N-E-F-A-R-I-O-U-S-L-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, nefariously means “In a nefarious manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in nefariously?
| Letters | 11: N-E-F-A-R-I-O-U-S-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 45 million words; the 206,808th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is nefariously?
Nefariously appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of nefariously
- more nefariously comparative
- most nefariously superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nefariously mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a nefarious manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nefariously come from?
From nefarious + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).