villainy
noun
the actions or conduct of a villain; outrageous wickedness.
villainies
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pluralof villainy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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History is all intrigues and executions, beautiful ineffectual ladies and poisoning queens, love-stories and villainies, steeped in Dickensian melodrama and embroidered with the theatrical effects of a Bleak House or an Oliver Twist.
From The New Yorker β Feb. 25, 2015
In Mr Merriman’s retelling, the Paris Commune is a reminder that the worst villainies are possible once you have dehumanised your opponent.
From Economist β Nov. 27, 2014
“There has been a transference of villainies from the principals to the agents.”
From Salon β Dec. 22, 2013
Numerous stories about his villainies are in circulation, some of which are untrue.
From Time Magazine Archive
The villains feel in me a being that cannot suffer their villainies; my honesty is a continual reproach to them.
From The Countess Cosel A Romance of History of the Times of Augustus the Strong by Jo?zef Ignacy Kraszewski
