Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A desperate, confirmed villain.
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- noun A supreme
villain ; the most evil or powerful villain
Etymologies
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Examples
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When the hidden hand of the archvillain is at last disclosed, the form that it takes is characteristic but unexpected.
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We also learn that November will bring an as-yet-uncast archvillain of sorts into the picture to complicate the duo's mission.
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Of course, since Mr. Ferrigno is a thriller writer and true to the conventions of his genre, he also had to create an archvillain whose fantastical manipulations drive the plot.
Stromata Blog: 2009
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Also, this movie has probably the most over-killed archvillain in cinema history.
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Also, this movie has probably the most over-killed archvillain in cinema history.
Archive 2009-02-01 2009
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Of course, since Mr. Ferrigno is a thriller writer and true to the conventions of his genre, he also had to create an archvillain whose fantastical manipulations drive the plot.
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The process was developed to use on Hitler (see 'The Man From U.N.C.LE.') using technology developed by the Edwardian archvillain the Face ('Adam Adamant Lives!')
FANFICCER'S FRIEND: "DRAGNET" Toby O'B 2010
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John Lithgow, a cigar-chomping archvillain desperately in need of good PR.
My Year of Flops Nathan Rabin 2010
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I actually lifted the Russian accent from archvillain Natasha on the Bullwinkle cartoons.
With Love and Laughter, John Ritter Amy Yasbeck 2010
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And then, she falls in an impossible love with the pop-star-pretty son of the archvillain.
'RoboGeisha' Brings Giddy Insanity From Japan to New York 2010
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