Definitions for: Villainous


[adj] extremely wicked; "nefarious schemes"; "a villainous plot"; "a villainous band of thieves"



Webster (1913) Definition: Vil"lain*ous, a. [Written also villanous.]
1. Base; vile; mean; depraved; as, a villainous person or
wretch.

2. Proceeding from, or showing, extreme depravity; suited to
a villain; as, a villainous action.

3. Sorry; mean; mischievous; -- in a familiar sense. ``A
villainous trick of thine eye.'' --Shak.

Villainous judgment (O. E. Law), a judgment that casts
reproach on the guilty person. --- Vil"lain*ous*ly, adv.
Vil"lain*ous*ness, n.

Synonyms: nefarious, wicked

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