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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
villainous
    adj 1: extremely wicked; "nefarious schemes"; "a villainous
           plot"; "a villainous band of thieves" [syn: nefarious,
           villainous]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Villainous \Vil"lain*ous\, a. [Written also villanous.]
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   1. Base; vile; mean; depraved; as, a villainous person or
      wretch.
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   2. Proceeding from, or showing, extreme depravity; suited to
      a villain; as, a villainous action.
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   3. Sorry; mean; mischievous; -- in a familiar sense. "A
      villainous trick of thine eye." --Shak.
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   Villainous judgment (O. E. Law), a judgment that casts
      reproach on the guilty person.
      [1913 Webster] --- Vil"lain*ous*ly, adv.
      Vil"lain*ous*ness, n.
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Thesaurus Results for villainous:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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