Facinorous (adj) (archaic)
fass-in-e-rus
Extremely wicked.
Mid 16th century: from Latin facinorosus, from facinus, facinor- ‘(bad) deed’, from facere ‘do, make’.
Example sentences
“She is a most facinorous and vile person.”
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