Villainous

/ˈvɪlənəs/ · adjective

Meaning

Of, relating to, or appropriate to a villain..

Definitions by Sense

1. Of, relating to, or appropriate to a villain.
2. Wicked, offensive, or reprehensible in nature or behaviour; nefarious.

Example Sentences

Tuc[ca]. […] Can thy Author doe it impudently enough? / Hiſt[rio]. O, I warrant you, Captaine: and ſpitefully inough too; he ha's one of the moſt ouerflowing villanous wits, in Rome. He will ſlander any man that breathes; If he diſguſt him. / Tucca. I'le know the poor, egregious, nitty Raſcall; and he haue ſuch commendable Qualities, I'le cheriſh him: […]

Bah! to this toilet for the villainous boredom of church.

Baltar, played hammily as a selfish, cowardly survivor, is to “Battlestar Galactica” what Erica Kane is to “All My Children” — an amusingly villainous central character who brings a little campy comic relief to all that earnest, jaw-clenched melodrama.

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• more villainous
• most villainous
• villanous

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