evil-minded

American  

[ee-vuhl-mahyn-did] / ˈi vəlˈmaɪn dɪd /

adjective

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

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

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evil-minded British  

adjective

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

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Other Word Forms

• evil-mindedly adverb
• evil-mindedness noun

Etymology

Origin of evil-minded

First recorded in 1525–35

Example Sentences

President Tinubu condemned the "evil-minded" terror groups - and MPs in the UK have called for the protection of freedom of worship in Nigeria.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

“He’s not an evil-minded guy,” he said of Malvo.

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2014

Outside in the lane, however, lurks an evil-minded stranger, his story the more powerful for never being brought into the light; and sometimes intruders arrive under the cloak of friendship.

From The Guardian • Mar. 6, 2013

As a precaution against attack by hostile forces in the dark, the tribesmen recruited a "home guard" of Samburu, armed with spears and with hair ochered to frighten off any evil-minded people.

From Time Magazine Archive

Lizabeth might fall over dead if she know some evil-minded boy know where she live and that she rich.

From "Girls Like Us" by Gail Giles