villainously
- a word derived from villainous.
Example Sentences
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They saw his chip on No. 16 trickle villainously backward into a green-front bunker toward another double bogey, and they reeled out loud.
From Washington Post • Jul. 15, 2022
Today his name is synonymous with the archetype of a brave and perceptive truth-teller surrounded by the villainously ignorant.
From Salon • Oct. 1, 2021
Marianne, whose self-worth is also undermined by her villainously unloving family, eventually develops a streak of masochism.
From New York Times • Apr. 28, 2020
The NFL, apart from when the villainously dominant Patriots are playing, is mired in a well-publicized ratings slump.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2018
He grinned at her, arching an eyebrow villainously, expecting her to laugh and swat at him or punch him in the ribs.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
