Definition of Villainy

Villainy

The quality or state of being a villain, or villainous; extreme depravity; atrocious wickedness; as, the villainy of the seducer.

Abusive, reproachful language; discourteous speech; foul talk.

The act of a villain; a deed of deep depravity; a crime.

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Villainy Quotations

For those whose wit becomes the mother of villainy, those it educates to be evil in all things.
Sophocles

We weren't wealthy but we definitely weren't poor. We were incredibly rich because there was a wonderful community in Shepherd's Bush, where I grew up. All my friends were into villainy and crime.
Roger Daltrey

I will to my dying day oppose, with all the powers and faculties God has given me, all such instruments of slavery on the one hand and villainy on the other as this Writ of Assistance is.
James Otis

I think it's too easy often to find a villain out of the headlines and to then repeat that villainy again and again and again. You know, traditionally, America has always looked to scapegoat someone as the boogie man.
Edward Zwick

I'm interested in villainy.
Jonathan Frid

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Villainy Translations

villainy in German is schurkischer Akt
villainy in Swedish is skurkaktighet, skurkstreck

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