01 n. The quality or state of being a villain, or villainous; extreme depravity; atrocious wickedness; as, the villainy of the seducer.
pl.
Villainies ((#))
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The quality or state of being a villain, or villainous; extreme depravity; atrocious wickedness; as, the villainy of the seducer.“The commendation is not in his wit, but in his villainy.” — Shak.
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Abusive, reproachful language; discourteous speech; foul talk.[Archaic]“He never yet not vileinye ne said In all his life, unto no manner wight.” — Chaucer.“In our modern language, it [foul language] is termed villainy, as being proper for rustic boors, or men of coarsest education and employment.” — Barrow.“Villainy till a very late day expressed words foul and disgraceful to the utterer much oftener than deeds.” — Trench.
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The act of a villain; a deed of deep depravity; a crime.“Such villainies roused Horace into wrath.” — Dryden.“That execrable sum of all villainies commonly called a slave trade.” — John Wesley.