villainous

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++vil·lain·ous /ˈvɪlənəs/ adjective literary evil or criminal 邪恶的；犯罪的

Examples from the Corpus

villainous• a villainous attack• Lucas plays the part of his villainous aunt.• The villainous Darth Vader also plays a cameo role.• They skinned him and baked him; they cut up his body and gorged on his flesh in their villainous gluttony.• Around and among them lounged villainous men with pocked faces and broken teeth.• However, with every chime of the mighty Big Ben, the changed woman regresses back to her old villainous ways.

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villainous
vil‧lain‧ous /ˈvɪlənəs/

adjective
literary evil or criminal

vil·lain·ous

BrE

/ˈvɪlənəs/

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NAmE

/ˈvɪlənəs/

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adjective

[usually before noun]

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formal

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very evil; very unpleasant 邪恶的；可憎的