villainous
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Their yearning for a bygone era can be seen in everything from the song Villainous Victorian to the braces Moore wears on stage to their love of vinyl.
From BBC • Oct. 26, 2020
Villainous plots have long fascinated the nation’s imagination.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2018
Villainous spies frequently slip incriminating documents into them, then threaten to peach unless the luckless Russian joins the organization.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Villainous inconsistency!" exclaimed the Elder, in an indistinct voice, his eyes half closed, and the spectacles gradually falling from his nose.
From Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter by Adams, F. Colburn (Francis Colburn)
Villainous scoundrels they appear, every one of them, though of different degrees, judging by their countenances, and with like variety in their costumes.
From The Death Shot A Story Retold by Reid, Mayne
Vocabulary lists containing villainous
Oh, No! Synonyms for "Bad"
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The Phantom Tollbooth
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One for the Murphys
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