Sad
Sad adjective - Feeling unhappiness.
Villainous and sad are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Villainous" instead an adjective "Sad".
Villainous
Villainous adjective - Not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable.
Sad and villainous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Sad" instead an adjective "Villainous".
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But since the two characters are generally considered villainous— Joffrey in particular— by those who read the books, it's not very sad and can even count as a Karmic Death for Joffrey.
Source: Died in Your Arms Tonight - Zoolander: Mugatu during his Villainous Breakdown of all places has him tell everyone the sad truth about Derek's career.
Source: Villain Has a Point -
Book 3 gives us yet another villainous example with towering pyrotechnic Brute P'Li's backstory drop concerning being a child soldier...which makes what happens to her ten minutes later all the more genuinely sad.
Source: Dark and Troubled Past
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