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Base; vile; mean; depraved; as, a villainous person or wretch.

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  1. a. Base; vile; mean; depraved; as, a villainous person or wretch.
  2. a. Proceeding from, or showing, extreme depravity; suited to a villain; as, a villainous action.
  3. a. Sorry; mean; mischievous; -- in a familiar sense.
  4. adj. extremely wicked
  5. 1. Base; vile; mean; depraved; as, a villainous person or wretch. 2. Proceeding from, or showing, extreme depravity; suited to a villain; as, a villainous action. 3. Sorry; mean; mischievous; -- in a familiar sense. "A villainous trick of thine eye." Shak. Villainous judgment (O. E. Law), a judgment that casts reproach on the guilty person. --- Vil"lain*ous*ly, adv. Vil"lain*ous*ness, n.