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 December brought numbing freezing spells and the black misery of cold and dampness.
From L'Assommoir by Zola, Émile
"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)
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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