villainous
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The orphanage’s cartoonishly villainous chairlady, Miss Garnett, is especially nasty to Meg—who is plucky and appealing, if perhaps a bit more precocious than seems credible.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
The topical, darkly funny, whip-smart series from Eric Kripke follows a band of vigilante misfits who fight to expose the all-powerful, corrupt conglomerate Vought International and its stable of villainous superheroes.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Though the web series centres around women, Shah says they took care to ensure men in Chiraiya are not frothing-at-the-mouth villainous caricatures.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
They moved on to the titular boxer in "Creed," tormented by his father's legacy, and the villainous Killmonger of "Black Panther," traumatized by being an orphan in a racist world.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
Connor grabs his bowl with a cute, villainous little laugh.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
Vocabulary lists containing villainous
Oh, No! Synonyms for "Bad"
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One for the Murphys
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