villainously
adverb
villainously is an adverb meaning “In a villainous manner; in the manner of a villain; evilly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled V-I-L-L-A-I-N-O-U-S-L-Y, and it appears about once in every 69 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does villainously mean?
adverb
- 1
In a villainous manner; in the manner of a villain; evilly.
- 2
Dreadfully; awfully.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of villainously
- more villainously comparative
- most villainously superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is villainously?
Villainously appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does villainously come from?
From villainous + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).