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villainy

[ vil-uh-nee ]

noun

plural villainies.
  1. the actions or conduct of a villain; outrageous wickedness.
  2. a villainous act or deed.
  3. Obsolete. villeinage.


villainy

/ ˈ±¹Éª±ôÉ™²Ôɪ /

noun

  1. conduct befitting a villain; vicious behaviour or action
  2. an evil, abhorrent, or criminal act or deed
  3. the fact or condition of being villainous
  4. English history a rare word for villeinage
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of villainy1

1175–1225; Middle English vile ( i ) nie, vilainie < Old French. See villain, -y 3
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It only makes sense that the two libertarians would collide at the hive of scum and villainy that is CPAC.

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Some see the titular head of the villainy as their personal savior.

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The person setting all this in motion is a Harkonnen, a name associated in the movie “Duneâ€-iverse with violent strongman rulership and all-purpose villainy.

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Huston’s ready-made villainy won’t suffer either, although I’m pretty sure a shot of him closing his eyes — ostensibly in monstrous reverie — is really just an attempt to remember better gigs.

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The campaign calls on the film industry to stop using visible differences such as scars and burns as shorthand for villainy.

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