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villainous |
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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