Clearly, he considered me to have engaged in villainous practices. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-02-01] Reference
Plato to be pitied or laughd at? must he be elegized or odified? or be sung in villainous ballads to a scurvey tune?. From Wordnik.com. [Letter 68] Reference
A nation that once was great is now called villainous because of people like Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. From Wordnik.com. [A Letter to Ali Khameini] Reference
In this excerpt, a highly placed American administrator calls the villainous, mendacious, and evil state of Islamic Terrorism. From Wordnik.com. [Doctor Bulldog & Ronin] Reference
And in the aftermath of "Secret Invasion," Norman Osborn, aka the villainous Green Goblin, was propelled to power in the U.S. government. From Wordnik.com. [Gazette.com :] Reference
Holland / Swamp Thing nearly completes this desire until the scientist, Jason Woodrue aka the villainous Floronic Man, hired by Swamp Thing's. From Wordnik.com. [comicbookbin.com] Reference
Nor does either of these dramas, though the earlier depicts a corrupt civilisation, include even among the minor characters anyone who can be called villainous or horrible. From Wordnik.com. [Shakespearean Tragedy Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth] Reference
Putting those nooses in the tree was downright "villainous," though. From Wordnik.com. ["I can make your life disappear"] Reference
Well, according to early Spidey 3 reports, Sandman was supposed to have a 'villainous' family. From Wordnik.com. [Is Peter Parker a Father in Spider-Man 4? | /Film] Reference
That\'s why we get one unexplained denial after another -- or "villainous" physicians refusing to accept underpayments -- instead of hard limits on care as a matter of policy. '. From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNews - Quicklink: Government health care runs up against costs too -- and political solutions can be nasty] Reference
Despite making a strong argument, Madame Xanadu can't help but feel angered and betrayed by Phantom Stranger's "villainous" actions. From Wordnik.com. [comicbookbin.com] Reference
This site is certainly a step in the right direction in terms of removing the 'villainous' title hedge funds are often labeled with. From Wordnik.com. [US Market Commentary from Seeking Alpha] Reference
"villainous" class -- a fertile source of bad riddles. From Wordnik.com. [History of English Humour, Vol. 2 (of 2)] Reference
"villainous," refers not only to the work's character, but also to its level of technical difficulty. From Wordnik.com. [PR.com Press Releases] Reference
If big business was some kind of villainous enemy of America, then it’d be good to see them stabbed in the eye. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Obama’s Economic Advisor & GOP Economic Views:] Reference
Apparently, it was a focus on Riot, a kind of villainous Multiple Man, and overall, I didn’t like the story for numerous reasons. From Wordnik.com. [Superman the Last God of Krypton — Blast From the Past » Comics Worth Reading] Reference
It would make the passing of time less villainous. From Wordnik.com. [A Deal With Tomorrow] Reference
But the skinny, villainous Scar is actually the most realistic. From Wordnik.com. [King Of The Urban Jungle] Reference
I had contracted the most villainous habit of his beloved army in. From Wordnik.com. [Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War] Reference
"Ah, Santa Maria! what villainous countries are these of the North!" said. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The distance to be traveled was about forty miles, and the roads villainous. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
And so "Sportin 'Life" has all this great villainous, creepy, wonderful lyrics. From Wordnik.com. [Patti Austin, Singing Gershwin's Praises] Reference
These villainous doctors might be either men or women, and any one of them finding an. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
So villainous was the reputation of this battalion that every commander desired to be rid of it; and. From Wordnik.com. [Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War] Reference
In HBO's new hit movie, "Barbarians at the Gate," the most villainous villain is probably Henry Kravis. From Wordnik.com. [Barbarians Aren't All Bad] Reference
His hair was long and hung down on his shoulders about a face that was villainous, and he was "armed to the teeth.". From Wordnik.com. [Army Letters from an Officer's Wife, 1871-1888] Reference
Over the years I've watched them work out anger, fear and rivalry using pretend weapons and villainous plastic figures. From Wordnik.com. [A Day For My Kids To Be Scary, Not Scared] Reference
She was visiting her aunt in New York, and there she married her villainous-looking professor, and would you believe it?. From Wordnik.com. [The Gentle Art of Cooking Wives] Reference
And then there's Britain's Oliver Reed, hamming a hissably villainous cattle baron with a burr that could shred a bagpipe. From Wordnik.com. [Sequel: A Sudsy Return To Lonesome Dove] Reference
He reasoned that the villainous irregularities he supposed belonged to criminal faces had disappeared in the averaging process. From Wordnik.com. [READING FACES] Reference
They follow the misadventures of the Baudelaire orphans and their villainous cousin Count Olaf, who is just a really creepy guy. From Wordnik.com. [Merritt, Snicket and the 'Tragic Treasury'] Reference
He is the evil genius of the novel, determined to ruin Nicholas, and made more villainous by his soft spot for his nephew's sister. From Wordnik.com. [Ten of the best wicked uncles in literature] Reference
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