† facineroseadj.
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
= facinorous adj.
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deepOE
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outrageousa1325
heinousc1374
flagitiousc1384
excessive1393
rankc1400
enorm1481
prodigiousc1487
villainous1489
terriblec1510
sceleratea1513
monstrous1531
enormious1545
facinorous1548
monstruous1562
felonious1575
enormous1593
facinoriousa1616
rounda1638
scarlet1710
facinerose1727
atrocious1772
outraging1895
1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Facinerose, villainous, wicked.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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