Wife-stealing villain that's heartless as Hoskins? (5)
I believe the answer is:
bawdy
If this is the answer, I'm afraid I cannot explain it.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bawdy that I've seen before include "Blue" , "Lewd" , "Humorously obscene" , "Ribald" , "Humorously indecent" .)