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. [1913 Webster]