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Villainous judgment

Villainous \Vil"lain*ous\, a. [Written also villanous.]

  1. Base; vile; mean; depraved; as, a villainous person or wretch.

  2. Proceeding from, or showing, extreme depravity; suited to a villain; as, a villainous action.

  3. Sorry; mean; mischievous; -- in a familiar sense. ``A villainous trick of thine eye.''
    --Shak.

    Villainous judgment (O. E. Law), a judgment that casts reproach on the guilty person. [1913 Webster]
    --- Vil"lain*ous*ly, adv. Vil"lain*ous*ness, n.