evil-minded

[ee-vuhl-mahyn-did]

adjective

1. having an evil disposition or harmful, malicious intentions.

2. disposed to construe words, phrases, etc., in a lascivious, lewd manner; salacious.

evil-minded

adjective

1. inclined to evil thoughts; wicked; malicious or spiteful

Other Word Forms

• evil-mindedly adverb
• evil-mindedness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of evil-minded¹

First recorded in 1525–35