Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or character of being villainous; baseness; extreme depravity; vileness.
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- noun The state or condition of being
villainous ;wicked behaviour.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the quality of evil by virtue of villainous behavior
Etymologies
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villainous + -ness
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Examples
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Tom was now holding forth hotly upon the "onparalleled rascality and treachersome villainousness" of the Opposition in the
'Lizbeth of the Dale Mary Esther Miller MacGregor 1918
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The classic movie / TV sci-fi image of giant alien ships hovering over major Earth cities comes from them - and in terms of villainousness, you can't beat their look.
Paste Magazine 2009
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