villainous
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7.3
- adjective
- /ˈvɪlənəs/
:
malvado
- In the story, the villainous character plotted to take over the kingdom.
I do enjoy working with villainous people.
- I do enjoy working with villainous people.
- But I will talk about why I think Cliff is villainous.
- And as the story progresses, they cross and the person who was more villainous becomes redeemed.
- So I'm interested in the humanity of people who are deemed villainous.
- Well, I thought it'd be fun if we fun slash villainous slash mischievous.
Examples
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We're sailing on the high seas aboard a galleon, captained by the villainous Lord Pomfrey.
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There is not one so young and so villainous this day living.
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How very villainous of her.
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I just happened to be the voice of one of the iconic villainous characters.
Blog text (26) -
I remember Miss Wilson screaming, "You villainous child!"
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Sportin' Life, this villainous fellow, takes Bess away to New York.
Fiction book (1999) -
How did Daniel Day-Lewis transform himself into the villainous and now iconic Daniel Plainview?
Blog text (3) -
Pizarro, the villainous grandee who has imprisoned Florestan, is monochromatically evil.
Academic text (1997) -
The film featured a villainous mastermind who controlled everything from the shadows.
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Everyone knew he had a villainous reputation for betraying his friends.
Synonyms
149
4.6
A person or action that is very bad and cruel
92
9.0
Extremely cruel and shocking
91
8.1
Extremely evil and cruel, as if caused by the devil
90
3.7
Very wrong and deserving strong blame
89
5.8
Wanting to hurt someone or damage their good name
47
8.8
Very bad and illegal, done to harm people
44
8.2
Very evil and cruel, like a devil
38
7.1
Likely to betray you, for example by lying or breaking promises
27
7.3
Very cruel and shocking, causing strong fear
26
7.4
Connected with Satan or with evil beliefs and rituals
22
8.0
Wanting to harm others
20
8.2
Very unpleasant and likely to make people feel strong dislike
18
8.3
Acting secretly to harm people who trust them
17
8.4
A person who is very cruel and cowardly, often betraying others secretly
17
4.4
Being very naughty in a playful, clever way
10
7.9
Being very cruel and evil and making others suffer
4
7.6
A harmful, evil force that causes people or things to suffer
4
8.4
Looking or sounding dangerous and making you feel afraid
1
7.8
Very evil and cruel, like the devil
1
9.9
A very wicked and criminal act that shocks people
1
7.5
Wanting to hurt people or cause harm
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Morphology
Etymology
The word villainous comes from the Old French vilain, from the Latin villanus and villa, which meant 'farm worker' and 'farm'. Over time 'vilain' came to mean 'low' or 'rude', and so villainous now means 'extremely wicked or criminal'.