US /ˈvɪlənəs/
adj Freq #32797

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    extremely wicked

    Your villainous character is apparent through your actions.

  2. 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.

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