- villainous
- [[t]vɪ̱lənəs[/t]]
ADJ-GRADED: usu ADJ nA villainous person is very bad and willing to harm other people or break the law in order to get what he or she wants.
...her villainous father.
English dictionary. 2008.
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Villainous — Vil lain*ous, a. [Written also villanous.] [1913 Webster] 1. Base; vile; mean; depraved; as, a villainous person or wretch. [1913 Webster] 2. Proceeding from, or showing, extreme depravity; suited to a villain; as, a villainous action. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
villainous — index bad (offensive), contemptible, delinquent (guilty of a misdeed), felonious, heinous, inexpiable, iniquitous … Law dictionary
villainous — c.1300, from O.Fr. vileneus, from villain; see VILLAIN (Cf. villain) … Etymology dictionary
villainous — *vicious, iniquitous, nefarious, flagitious, infamous, corrupt, degenerate Analogous words: debased, depraved, perverted (see under DEBASE): atrocious, *outrageous, heinous: dissolute, profligate, *abandoned … New Dictionary of Synonyms
villainous — [adj] criminal atrocious, bad, corrupt, crooked, cruel, culpable, deplorable, depraved, diabolical, dirty, evil, felonious, hateful, ignoble, illegal, illicit, immoral, iniquitous, knavish, lawless, low, mean, nefarious, peccant, reprehensible,… … New thesaurus
villainous — [vil′ənəs] adj. 1. of, like, or characteristic of a villain; evil; wicked 2. very bad, disagreeable, or objectionable villainously adv … English World dictionary
villainous — villainously, adv. villainousness, n. /vil euh neuhs/, adj. 1. having a cruel, wicked, malicious nature or character. 2. of, pertaining to, or befitting a villain: villainous treachery. 3. outrageously base, wicked, or vile: a villainous attack… … Universalium
villainous — adjective Date: 14th century 1. a. befitting a villain (as in evil or depraved character) < a villainous attack > b. being or having the character of a villain ; depraved < the villainous foe > 2. highly objectionable ; wretched Synony … New Collegiate Dictionary
villainous — adjective 1 literary evil: He gave a villainous leer. 2 informal unpleasant or nasty: a villainous smell … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
villainous — adjective a taut thriller in which the hero makes a subtle shift from virtuous to villainous Syn: wicked, evil, iniquitous, sinful, nefarious, vile, foul, monstrous, outrageous, atrocious, abominable, reprehensible, hateful, odious, contemptible … Thesaurus of popular words
