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adjective · rare

villainous

villainous · more villainous · most villainous

злой, злодейский

niederträchtig, bösartig

Of, relating to, or appropriate to a villainOf, relating to, or appropriate to a villain.

/ˈvɪlənəs/

» Ziri rubbed his hands together with villainous glee.

Meaning

2 senses

Of, relating to, or appropriate to a villain.
niederträchtig, bösartig
злойzloj, злоде́йскийzlodéjskij
Wicked, offensive, or reprehensible in nature or behaviour; nefarious.

More definitions

extremely wicked

Examples

2 sentences

Ziri rubbed his hands together with villainous glee.
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Contrary to popular belief and the propaganda of villainous oligarchs, there's plenty of space on earth for all of us.
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Translations

5 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

of, relating to, or appropriate to a villain:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

of, relating to, or appropriate to a villain:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

more villainous, most villainous

Comparative	more villainous Lesson
Superlative	most villainous Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms

villainly villainy

Close in meaning

extremely wicked:nefarious

Word family

6 related words

Relatedvillain villainousness

Derivednonvillainous supervillainous unvillainous villainously

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

villageA2 villagerB2 villain vim vinaigrette vindicateC2 vindicationC2

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