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Villainous

//ˈvɪlənəs// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, relating to, or appropriate to a villain.
  2. 2
    Wicked, offensive, or reprehensible in nature or behaviour; nefarious.

    "Tuc[ca]. […] Can thy Author doe it impudently enough? / Hiſt[rio]. O, I warrant you, Captaine: and ſpitefully inough too; he ha's one of the moſt ouerflowing villanous wits, in Rome. He will ſlander any man that breathes; If he diſguſt him. / Tucca. I'le know the poor, egregious, nitty Raſcall; and he haue ſuch commendable Qualities, I'le cheriſh him: […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    extremely wicked wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English vileinous, from Old French vileneus. By surface analysis, villain + -ous.

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