evil
[ ee-vuhl ]
/ ˈi vəl /
adjective
noun
adverb
in an evil manner; badly; ill: It went evil with him.
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Idioms for evil
the evil one, the devil; Satan.
Origin of evil
before 900; Middle English evel, evil, Old English yfel; cognate with Gothic ubils, Old High German ubil, German übel, Old Frisian, Middle Dutch evel
SYNONYMS FOR evil
synonym study for evil
1. See bad1.
OTHER WORDS FROM evil
Words nearby evil
evidence, evident, evidential, evidentiary, evidently, evil, evil eye, evil one, evil twin, evil-minded, evildoer
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British Dictionary definitions for evilly
evil
/ (ˈiːvəl) /
adjective
noun
adverb
(now usually in combination) in an evil manner; badlyevil-smelling
Derived forms of evil
evilly, adverbevilness, nounWord Origin for evil
Old English yfel, of Germanic origin; compare Old Frisian evel, Old High German ubil evil, Old Irish adbal excessive
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