evil-minded
Americanadjective
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having an evil disposition or harmful, malicious intentions.
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disposed to construe words, phrases, etc., in a lascivious, lewd manner; salacious.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- evil-mindedly adverb
- evil-mindedness noun
Etymology
Origin of evil-minded
First recorded in 1525–35
Example Sentences
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“It is very important that we slice/kill the evil-minded from the society,” Athavale wrote.
From Washington Post
Lizabeth might fall over dead if she know some evil-minded boy know where she live and that she rich.
From Literature
"We must not let the desperate and evil-minded criminals have any respite," he said.
From US News
“It means,” Parsons said, “that ‘evil-minded people see evil in everything.’ ”
From Washington Post
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
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