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villainous

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vil·lain·ous  (vl-ns)
adj.
1.
a. Appropriate to a villain, as in wickedness or depravity: a villainous plot.
b. Being or manifesting the nature of a villain: a villainous band of thieves.
2. Highly undesirable or offensive; obnoxious.
villain·ous·ly adv.
villain·ous·ness n.
villainous
Adjective
of or like a villain
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.villainousvillainous - extremely wicked; "nefarious schemes"; "a villainous plot"; "a villainous band of thieves"
nefarious
wicked - morally bad in principle or practice
villainous
adjective wicked, evil, depraved, mean, bad, base, criminal, terrible, cruel, vicious, outrageous, infamous, vile, degenerate, atrocious, inhuman, sinful, diabolical, heinous, debased, hateful, scoundrelly, fiendish, ruffianly, nefarious, ignoble, detestable, blackguardly, thievish << OPPOSITE virtuous


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I can't express what followed it save by saying that the silence itself-- which was indeed in a manner an attestation of my strength-- became the element into which I saw the figure disappear; in which I definitely saw it turn as I might have seen the low wretch to which it had once belonged turn on receipt of an order, and pass, with my eyes on the villainous back that no hunch could have more disfigured, straight down the staircase and into the darkness in which the next bend was lost.
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Above the chimney were sundry villainous old guns, and a couple of horse-pistols: and, by way of ornament, three gaudily-painted canisters disposed along its ledge.
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