villainous
adjective
vil·lain·ous
ˈvi-lə-nəs 
1
2
: highly objectionable : wretched
villainously
adverb
villainousness
noun
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villainous behavior that made him one of the most notorious figures in history and gave rise to the legend of Dracula
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More recently, Jovovich played the villainous Blood Queen in the 2019 Hellboy reboot.
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Danny Horn, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Instead of hinging on Kang, who posed the sort of extra-dimensional threat across time and space that only the Sorcerer Supreme could handle, it's now shifted focus to the villainous Doctor Doom, as played by Robert Downey Jr.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
He’s helped in this regard by Wahlberg in his first truly villainous role since 1996’s Fear.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025
Benedict Cumberbatch revealed during an interview for Variety’s Sundance cover that his immediate reaction to the news that Robert Downey Jr. was returning to Marvel as the villainous Doctor Doom was complete and utter shock.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
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Danny Horn, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Instead of hinging on Kang, who posed the sort of extra-dimensional threat across time and space that only the Sorcerer Supreme could handle, it's now shifted focus to the villainous Doctor Doom, as played by Robert Downey Jr.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
He’s helped in this regard by Wahlberg in his first truly villainous role since 1996’s Fear.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025
Benedict Cumberbatch revealed during an interview for Variety’s Sundance cover that his immediate reaction to the news that Robert Downey Jr. was returning to Marvel as the villainous Doctor Doom was complete and utter shock.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Villainous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/villainous. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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villainous
adjective
vil·lain·ous
ˈvil-ə-nəs
1
: typical of a villain
villainous attacks
2
: very objectionable
villainous living conditions
villainously
adverb
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