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View synonyms for villainous

villainous

[ vil-uh-nuhs ]

adjective

  1. having a cruel, wicked, malicious nature or character.
  2. of, relating to, or befitting a villain:

    villainous treachery.

  3. outrageously base, wicked, or vile:

    a villainous attack on his character.

  4. very objectionable or unpleasant; bad; wretched:

    a villainous storm.



villainous

/ ˈvɪlənəs /

adjective

  1. of, like, or appropriate to a villain
  2. very bad or disagreeable

    a villainous climate

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈvillainously, adverb
  • ˈvillainousness, noun
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Other Words From

  • villain·ous·ly adverb
  • villain·ous·ness noun
  • non·villain·ous adjective
  • non·villain·ous·ly adverb
  • non·villain·ous·ness noun
  • un·villain·ous adjective
  • un·villain·ous·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of villainous1

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; villain, -ous
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Example Sentences

“Clash of the Titans” was your breakthrough and it was an archetypical hero role, but you’ve also taken on more villainous roles like Aaron Echolls in “Veronica Mars,” and now Cortland Mayfair.

From Salon

He’s always someone in our minds who is kind of villainous in some way, shape or form.

More than 21 million people have now watched the villainous penguin's return in Aardman's Vengeance Most Fowl, which delighted audiences young and old when the animated film premiered on BBC One on Christmas Day.

From BBC

But Zuckerberg's announcement that Facebook and Instagram will soon cease fact-checking is such a stellar model of villainous doublespeak that George Orwell would have thought it was a bit much.

From Salon

Dafoe brought gravitas to one of the first and best 21st century superhero movies, playing the ambitious scientist Norman Osborn and his villainous alter ego, the Green Goblin.

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