villainous C2 Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment US /ˈvɪlənəs/ See IPA manual Freq #32797 Meanings 1 adj extremely wicked Your villainous character is apparent through your actions. 2 adj Of, relating to, or appropriate to a villain. Thesaurus Synonyms villainlyvillainy Word family Forms villainousness Derived forms villainouslyvillainousness Etymology From Middle English vileinous, from Old French vileneus. By surface analysis, villain + -ous. Topics Ethics & Social Judgment External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # villainous **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈvɪlənəs/ **Frequency rank:** 32797 ## Meanings 1. extremely wicked 2. Of, relating to, or appropriate to a villain. ## Examples - Your villainous character is apparent through your actions. ## Synonyms - villainly - villainy ## Derived Forms - villainously - villainousness ## Etymology From Middle English vileinous, from Old French vileneus. By surface analysis, villain + -ous. ## Topics - Ethics & Social Judgment markdown