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villainous

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vil⋅lain⋅ous

  [vil-uh-nuhs]
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–adjective
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 on his character.
4. very objectionable or unpleasant; bad; wretched: a villainous storm.
Origin:
1300–50; ME; see villain, -ous

Related forms:
vil⋅lain⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
vil⋅lain⋅ous⋅ness, noun
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vil·lain·ous   (vĭl'ə-nəs)   
adj.  

    1. Appropriate to a villain, as in wickedness or depravity: a villainous plot.

    2. Being or manifesting the nature of a villain: a villainous band of thieves.

  2. Highly undesirable or offensive; obnoxious.

vil'lain·ous·ly adv., vil'lain·ous·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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