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adjective
- 1. relating to, constituting, or guilty of wicked or criminal behaviour: "a villainous plot"
- 2. extremely bad or unpleasant: informal "a villainous smell"
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villainous. adjective [ before noun ] uk / ˈvɪl.ə.nəs / us / ˈvɪl.ə.nəs / Add to word list. A villainous person or an action is evil: a villainous dictator. Synonyms. evil. nefarious formal. wicked (BAD) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Morally wrong and evil. abhorrently. amorality. anomie. dissipated. dissolutely. dissoluteness.
The meaning of VILLAINOUS is befitting a villain (as in evil or depraved character). How to use villainous in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Villainous.
Villainous definition: having a cruel, wicked, malicious nature or character.. See examples of VILLAINOUS used in a sentence.
To be villainous is to be evil, wicked, and despicable, like a bad guy in a movie or a villainous bus driver who sees you but doesn’t stop. Villains in stories are the bad guys, like Superman's enemy Lex Luthor or a mobster in a crime movie.
adjective [ before noun ] us / ˈvɪl.ə.nəs / uk / ˈvɪl.ə.nəs / Add to word list. A villainous person or an action is evil: a villainous dictator. Synonyms. evil. nefarious formal. wicked (BAD) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Morally wrong and evil. abhorrently. amorality. anomie. dissipated. dissolutely. dissoluteness. enormity.
A villainous person is very bad and willing to harm other people or break the law in order to get what he or she wants.
Definition of villainous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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·ly adv. vil′lain·ous·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
of, pertaining to, or befitting a villain: villainous treachery. outrageously base, wicked, or vile: a villainous attack on his character. very objectionable or unpleasant; bad; wretched: a villainous storm.
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