Definition of villainy
villainies
1 : villainous conduct; also : a villainous act
2 : the quality or state of being villainous : depravity
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Examples of villainy in a Sentence
a story of villainy and betrayal
the gruesome villainies of war
Recent Examples of villainy from the Web
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In Jafar's case, wardrobe helps define the villainy.
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Adding intermittent villainy, Uncle Anthony’s rabid ex-girlfriend (Rory Patterson) has homicidal claws out for Harry.
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Super-villainy calls for superheroes, and one of the superpowers that Se7en allegedly used against pedophiles was his immunity from laws against computer intrusions.
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13th Century
First Known Use of villainy
13th century
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