outvillain

English

Etymology

From out- +‎ villain.

Verb

outvillain (third-person singular simple present outvillains, present participle outvillaining, simple past and past participle outvillained)

1. (transitive) To exceed in villainy.
   • c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):

     First Lord: He [Parolles] has out-villained villainy so far that the rarity redeems him.

References

• “outvillain”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.