villainly vs villainous

villainly

adj

  • Characteristic of a villain. 

adv

  • In the manner of a villain. 

villainous

adj

  • Of, relating to, or appropriate to a villain. 

  • Wicked, offensive, or reprehensible in nature or behaviour; nefarious. 

How often have the words villainly and villainous occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )