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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: extremely wicked; "nefarious schemes"; "a villainous plot"; "a villainous band of thieves" [syn: nefarious, villainous]

Merriam Webster's

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 Synonyms: see vicious • villainously adverb • villainousness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 characteristic of a villain; wicked. 2 colloq. abominably bad; vile (villainous weather). Derivatives: villainously adv. villainousness n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Villainous Vil"lain*ous, a. [Written also villanous.] 1. Base; vile; mean; depraved; as, a villainous person or wretch. 2. Proceeding from, or showing, extreme depravity; suited to a villain; as, a villainous action. 3. Sorry; mean; mischievous; -- in a familiar sense. ``A villainous trick of thine eye.'' --Shak. Villainous judgment (O. E. Law), a judgment that casts reproach on the guilty person. --- Vil"lain*ous*ly, adv. Vil"lain*ous*ness, n.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

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. ...her villainous father. ADJ: usu ADJ n

Moby Thesaurus

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