as in evil
that which is morally unacceptable
psychologists and sociologists have tried to discover the roots of such unspeakable villainy
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Now we’re left with Salley, the victim, who at least has a hot boyfriend (in need of a haircut) and enough villainy in her to make the peripheral story lines at least a little interesting.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
But at least the film gets some glorious eccentric villainy from Jeff Goldblum’s Wizard.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Today, traditional notions of villainy have been replaced by complex, sometimes paradoxical, standards of what different groups find acceptable or threatening.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2024
Of course, not all villainy was created equal this year.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2024
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
But at least the film gets some glorious eccentric villainy from Jeff Goldblum’s Wizard.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Today, traditional notions of villainy have been replaced by complex, sometimes paradoxical, standards of what different groups find acceptable or threatening.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2024
Of course, not all villainy was created equal this year.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Villainy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/villainy. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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