2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
villainous
adj : extremely wicked; "nefarious schemes"; "a villainous plot";
"a villainous band of thieves" [syn: {nefarious}]
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