villainous
1Villainous — Vil lain*ous, a. [Written also villanous.] [1913 Webster] 1. Base; vile; mean; depraved; as, a villainous person or wretch. [1913 Webster] 2. Proceeding from, or showing, extreme depravity; suited to a villain; as, a villainous action. [1913… …
2villainous — index bad (offensive), contemptible, delinquent (guilty of a misdeed), felonious, heinous, inexpiable, iniquitous …
3villainous — c.1300, from O.Fr. vileneus, from villain; see VILLAIN (Cf. villain) …
4villainous — *vicious, iniquitous, nefarious, flagitious, infamous, corrupt, degenerate Analogous words: debased, depraved, perverted (see under DEBASE): atrocious, *outrageous, heinous: dissolute, profligate, *abandoned …
5villainous — [adj] criminal atrocious, bad, corrupt, crooked, cruel, culpable, deplorable, depraved, diabolical, dirty, evil, felonious, hateful, ignoble, illegal, illicit, immoral, iniquitous, knavish, lawless, low, mean, nefarious, peccant, reprehensible,… …
6villainous — [vil′ənəs] adj. 1. of, like, or characteristic of a villain; evil; wicked 2. very bad, disagreeable, or objectionable villainously adv …
7villainous — villainously, adv. villainousness, n. /vil euh neuhs/, adj. 1. having a cruel, wicked, malicious nature or character. 2. of, pertaining to, or befitting a villain: villainous treachery. 3. outrageously base, wicked, or vile: a villainous attack… …
8villainous — 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 Synony …
9villainous — [[t]vɪ̱lənəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n 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 …
10villainous — adjective 1 literary evil: He gave a villainous leer. 2 informal unpleasant or nasty: a villainous smell …
