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
Origin:
ME ivel < OE yfel, akin to Ger übel < IE *upelo- < base *upo-, up from under > up, Sans upa, toward
adverb
in an evil, wicked, or offensive way: now only in hyphenated compounds: evil-hearted