villainous

Adjective

Synonyms: nefarious

WordNet 3.0

extremely wicked“nefarious schemes”“a villainous plot”“a villainous band of thieves”Synonyms: nefarious

Villainous \Vil"lain*ous\, a. [Written also villanous.] [1913 Webster]

1.Base; vile; mean; depraved; as, a villainous person or wretch. [1913 Webster]

2.Proceeding from, or showing, extreme depravity; suited to a villain; as, a villainous action. [1913 Webster]

3.Sorry; mean; mischievous; -- in a familiar sense. "A villainous trick of thine eye." --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]