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villainry

villainry noun: villainousness.

Noun (1)

villainry (uncountable)

  1. Villainousness.

Noun (2)

villainry pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Villains as a group.
    • The local villainry were no doubt responsible.

Origin of villainry

From villain + -ry.

Questions about villainry

What does villainry mean?
Villainry means villainousness.
What part of speech is villainry?
Villainry is a noun.

Words near villainry in the dictionary

  1. villainizing
  2. villainly
  3. villainous
  4. villainously
  5. villainousness
  6. villainry
  7. villains
  8. villains of the week
  9. villainsplain
  10. villainsplained
  11. villainsplaining

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