villainous

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

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

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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