villainous (B2)
adjective
Definition
villainous means of, relating to, or appropriate to a villain. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The writer described the response as villainous.
A villainous tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became villainous after the announcement.
How to Use villainous
- villainous + noun (collocation)
- Use villainous before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a villainous reaction."
- become villainous (collocation)
- Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became villainous near the end."
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