villainous

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villainous englannista suomeksi

  1. roistomainen

villainous englanniksi

  1. Of, relating to, or appropriate to a villain.

  2. (U), offensive, or reprehensible in nature or behaviour; nefarious.

  3. (RQ:Jonson Poetaster) Can thy Author doe it impudently enough? / ''Hiſt''''rio''. O, I warrant you, Captaine: and ſpitefully inough too; he ha's one of the moſt ouerflowing villanous wits, in ''Rome''. He will ſlander any man that breathes; If he diſguſt him. / ''Tucca''. I'le know the poor, egregious, nitty Raſcall; and he haue ſuch commendable Qualities, I'le cheriſh him: (..)

  4. (RQ:Lindsay Redheap)

  5. {{quote-journal|en|date=April 4, 2008|author=Alessandra Stanley|title=Space Opera Returns: One Last Step for Mankind|work=The New York Times|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/04/arts/television/04gala.html