villainous

[ vil-uh-nuh s ]

/ ˈvɪl ə nəs /

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adjective

having a cruel, wicked, malicious nature or character.

of, relating to, or befitting a villain: villainous treachery.

outrageously base, wicked, or vile: a villainous attack on his character.

very objectionable or unpleasant; bad; wretched: a villainous storm.

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Origin of villainous

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at villain, -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM villainous

vil·lain·ous·ly, adverbvil·lain·ous·ness, nounnon·vil·lain·ous, adjectivenon·vil·lain·ous·ly, adverb

non·vil·lain·ous·ness, nounun·vil·lain·ous, adjectiveun·vil·lain·ous·ly, adverb

Words nearby villainous

villain, villain of the piece, the, villainage, villainess, villainize, villainous, villainy, villanella, villanelle, villanovan, villard

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Example sentences from the Web for villainous

She is against the patriarchy, especially when personified in villainous ogres like the Duke of Deception.
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So the man who plays the villainous Frank Underwood does have a lighter side after all.
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Surely there will be villainous pirates, distracting mermaids, tides change in the new open water chapter of my journey.
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You have an interest in comedy, yet keep getting pegged as these villainous characters.
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Therefore I thought nothing of undertaking a sixty miles' drive in broiling heat and along a villainous road.
South African Memories|Lady Sarah Wilson
The man with the face of a butler lighted the most villainous pipe I ever beheld.
Hearts and Masks|Harold MacGrath
On the other hand one might very well have a villainous one.
Under the Chinese Dragon|F. S. Brereton
He was a short, heavily-built fellow, clad in rags, and had as villainous a face as any they had ever seen.
The Bradys Beyond Their Depth|Anonymous
As to the bulkhead, he had advised his commander that the safest thing was to leave it alone, it was so villainous to look at.
Lord Jim|Joseph Conrad

British Dictionary definitions for villainous

villainous

/ (ˈvɪlənəs) /

adjective

of, like, or appropriate to a villain

very bad or disagreeablea villainous climate

Derived forms of villainous

villainously, adverbvillainousness, noun

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villainous

adjective

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