villainous
adjective
having a cruel, wicked, malicious nature or character.
villainously
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a word derived from
villainous.
Example Sentences
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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
Powell “says John Surratt is acting cowardly, most villainously, in failing to appear and die with his mother,” the paper reported.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 13, 2017
Does this make me feel villainously duplicitous and like the most awful person on earth?
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
