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outvillaining

outvillaining is the present participle and gerund of outvillain.

Meaning of outvillain

Verb

outvillain (third-person singular simple present outvillains, present participle outvillaining, simple past and past participle outvillained)

  1. (transitive) To exceed in villainy.
    • First Lord: He [Parolles] has out-villained villainy so far that the rarity redeems him.c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Questions about outvillaining

What is outvillaining the present participle and gerund of?
Outvillaining is the present participle and gerund of outvillain.

Words near outvillaining in the dictionary

  1. outvies
  2. outvillage
  3. outvillages
  4. outvillain
  5. outvillained
  6. outvillaining
  7. outvillains
  8. outvoice
  9. outvoiced
  10. outvoices
  11. outvoicing

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