Nefand

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nefand \Ne"fand\, Nefandous \Ne*fan"dous\, a. [L. nefandus not
     to be spoken; ne not + fari to speak.]
     Unfit to speak of; unmentionable; impious; execrable. [Obs.]
     "Nefand adominations." --Sheldon. "Nefandous high treason."
     --Cotton Mather.
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