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facinorous

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facinorous /faˈsɪn(ə)rəs /
▸ adjective archaic extremely wicked.
– ORIGIN mid 16th century: from Latin facinorosus, from facinus, facinor- ‘(bad) deed’, from facere ‘do, make’.