villainy
the actions or conduct of a villain; outrageous wickedness.
a villainous act or deed.
Obsolete. villeinage.
Origin of villainy
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How to use villainy in a sentence
Satisfaction does not insist on setting up clear categories of heroism and villainy, good, and evil.
Is ‘Satisfaction’ a Love Story That’s Too Real About Sex and Marriage? | David Masciotra | September 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd anyone, real or made up, who uses the phrase “low villainy” in a sentence—that man is my hero.
The picture he paints, though, is one more of failed good intentions then of imperialistic villainy.
Its portrayal of Soviet villainy was deemed too much for domestic consumption.
How much more diverting to focus on the villainy of a potty-mouthed Illinois pol.
The fact that no thorough scoundrel ever yet confined himself to one or two pieces of villainy.
The Garret and the Garden | R.M. BallantyneIf underneath his villainy there are concealed the instincts of a gentleman, let him have the chance of dying like one.
The Light That Lures | Percy BrebnerAnd we, the descendants of the conquerors; we knights tolerate such villainy!
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman | Eugne SueHe has been described erroneously as a master of complicated villainy.
American Sketches | Charles WhibleyThat a due rigour and restraint be laid upon the second, that villainy and knavery might not be encouraged by a law.
An Essay upon Projects | Daniel Defoe
British Dictionary definitions for villainy
/ (ˈvɪlənɪ) /
conduct befitting a villain; vicious behaviour or action
an evil, abhorrent, or criminal act or deed
the fact or condition of being villainous
English history a rare word for villeinage
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