01 a. Base; vile; mean; depraved; as, a villainous person or wretch.
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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.
Phrases & compounds
Villainous judgment —
a judgment that casts reproach on the guilty person.