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evilly
Variant of evil
adjective
- morally bad or wrong; wicked; depraved
- resulting from or based on conduct regarded as immoral: an evil reputation
- causing pain or trouble; harmful; injurious
- offensive or disgusting: an evil odor
- threatening or bringing misfortune; unlucky; disastrous; unfortunate: an evil hour
- angry, irritable, disagreeable, etc.: in an evil mood
adverb
in an evil, wicked, or offensive way: now only in hyphenated compounds: evil-hearted
noun
- anything morally bad or wrong; wickedness; depravity; sin
- anything that causes harm, pain, misery, disaster, etc.
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