Villainousness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  villainousness
       n : the quality of evil by virtue of villainous behavior [syn: {villainy}]