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Definition of villainous adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Meaning & use. 1. Originally, a low-born base-minded rustic; a man of ignoble ideas or instincts; in later use, an unprincipled or depraved scoundrel; a man naturally disposed to base or criminal actions, or deeply involved in the commission of disgraceful crimes: 1.a. 1303–. Used as a term of opprobrious address.
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villainy: 1 n the quality of evil by virtue of villainous behavior Synonyms: villainousness Type of: evil , evilness the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice n a criminal or vicious act Type of: evildoing , transgression the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
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VILLAINOUS - Synonyms, related words and examples | Cambridge English Thesaurus
vil·lain·ous. 1. a. Being or behaving like a villain: a villainous warlord. b. Appropriate to or characteristic of a villain: a villainous plot to kidnap the princess. 2. Highly unpleasant or annoying: villainous mosquitoes. vil′lain·ous·ness n.
