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evil

[ ee-vuhl ]
/ ˈi vəl /
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adjective

noun

adverb

in an evil manner; badly; ill: It went evil with him.

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RELATED WORDS

cruelly, viciously, naughtily, improperly, shamefully, wickedly, unethically, immorally, atrociously, corruptly, diabolically

Nearby words

evident, evidential, evidentially, evidentiary, evidently, evil, evil eye, evil one, evil twin, evil-minded, evildoer

Idioms

    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
1 sinful, iniquitous, depraved, vicious, corrupt, base, vile, nefarious.
2 pernicious, destructive.
6 wickedness, depravity, iniquity, unrighteousness, corruption, baseness.
9 disaster, calamity, woe, misery, suffering, sorrow.
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Synonym study

1. See bad1.
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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 Formsevilly, adverbevilness, noun

Word 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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