[vil.lain.ous] adj (15c) 1 a: befitting a villain (as in evil, depraved, or vile character) "a ~ attack" b: being or having the character of a villain: depraved "the ~ foe"
2: highly objectionable: wretched syn see vicious -- vil.lain.ous.ly adv -- vil.lain.ous.ness n