vil‧lain‧ous/ˈvɪlənəs/ adjective literary evil or criminal
adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ a villainous attack ▪ Lucas plays the part of his villainous aunt. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Around and among them lounged villainous men with pocked faces and broken teeth. ▪ However, with every chime of the mighty Big Ben, the changed woman regresses back to her old villainous ways. ▪ The villainous Darth Vader also plays a cameo role. ▪ They skinned him and baked him; they cut up his body and gorged on his flesh in their villainous gluttony.