wicked+person

  • 91villain — [ vɪlən] noun 1》 a wicked person or a person guilty of a crime.     ↘(in a play or novel) a character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot. 2》 archaic variant spelling of villein. Derivatives villainous adjective villainously… …

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  • 92fiend — [[t]find[/t]] n. 1) Satan 2) a demon 3) a diabolically cruel or wicked person 4) inf Informal. a) buff; fan: a baseball fiend[/ex] b) addict: dope fiends[/ex] 5) inf a person who is outstandingly skilled at something; whiz • Etymology: bef. 900;… …

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  • 93fiend — /find / (say feend) noun 1. any evil spirit, especially with reference to Satan. 2. any evil spirit. 3. a diabolically cruel or wicked person. 4. Colloquial a person or thing that causes mischief or annoyance. 5. Colloquial someone who is devoted …

  • 94villain — /ˈvɪlən / (say viluhn) noun 1. a wicked person; scoundrel. 2. a character in a play, novel, or the like, who constitutes an important evil agency in the plot. 3. Colloquial a criminal. 4. a villein. –phrase 5. the villain of the piece, the person …

  • 95fiend — [OE] Fiend seems originally to have meant ‘hated person’. It was formed in prehistoric times from the past participle of a Germanic verb meaning ‘hate’ (represented in historic times by, for example, Old English fēon, Old High German fiēn, and… …

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  • 96vil|lain — «VIHL uhn», noun. 1. a very wicked person; scoundrel; knave: »The villain stole the money and cast the blame on his friend. SYNONYM(S): miscreant, reprobate, malefactor. 2. a playful name for a mischievous person. 3. a) a character in a play,… …

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  • 97Asterias rubens — Devil Dev il, n. [AS. de[ o]fol, de[ o]ful; akin to G. ?eufel, Goth. diaba[ u]lus; all fr. L. diabolus the devil, Gr. ? the devil, the slanderer, fr. ? to slander, calumniate, orig., to throw across; ? across + ? to throw, let fall, fall; cf. Skr …

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  • 98Blue devils — Devil Dev il, n. [AS. de[ o]fol, de[ o]ful; akin to G. ?eufel, Goth. diaba[ u]lus; all fr. L. diabolus the devil, Gr. ? the devil, the slanderer, fr. ? to slander, calumniate, orig., to throw across; ? across + ? to throw, let fall, fall; cf. Skr …

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  • 99Cartesian devil — Devil Dev il, n. [AS. de[ o]fol, de[ o]ful; akin to G. ?eufel, Goth. diaba[ u]lus; all fr. L. diabolus the devil, Gr. ? the devil, the slanderer, fr. ? to slander, calumniate, orig., to throw across; ? across + ? to throw, let fall, fall; cf. Skr …

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  • 100Dasyurus ursinus — Devil Dev il, n. [AS. de[ o]fol, de[ o]ful; akin to G. ?eufel, Goth. diaba[ u]lus; all fr. L. diabolus the devil, Gr. ? the devil, the slanderer, fr. ? to slander, calumniate, orig., to throw across; ? across + ? to throw, let fall, fall; cf. Skr …

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