villainous

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
18
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˈvɪlənəs/

Definition of villainous

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Of, relating to, or appropriate to a villain.
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adj

  1. Of, relating to, or appropriate to a villain.
  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: […]”
    “Bah! to this toilet for the villainous boredom of church.”
    “Baltar, played hammily as a selfish, cowardly survivor, is to “Battlestar Galactica” what Erica Kane is to “All My Children” — an amusingly villainous central character who brings a little campy comic relief to all that earnest, jaw-clenched melodrama.”

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Etymology

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

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