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Answer for the clue "The quality of being wicked ", 13 letters:
nefariousness

Word definitions for nefariousness in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Nefarious \Ne*fa"ri*ous\, a. [L. nefarius, fr. nefas crime, wrong; ne not + fas divine law; akin to fari to speak. See No , adv., and Fate .] Wicked in the extreme; abominable; iniquitous; atrociously villainous; execrable; detestably vile. Syn: Iniquitous; ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The state or characteristic of being nefarious.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the quality of being wicked [syn: wickedness , vileness ]

Usage examples of nefariousness.

But Stoker, while admitting with a laugh that the plot's nefariousness appealed to him, and expressing his confidence that he could manage it with little difficulty, seemed not especially interested in the reward.