evilly

Variant of evil

adjective

    1. morally bad or wrong; wicked; depraved
    2. resulting from or based on conduct regarded as immoral: an evil reputation
  1. causing pain or trouble; harmful; injurious
  2. offensive or disgusting: an evil odor
  3. threatening or bringing misfortune; unlucky; disastrous; unfortunate: an evil hour
  4. 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

noun

  1. anything morally bad or wrong; wickedness; depravity; sin
  2. anything that causes harm, pain, misery, disaster, etc.

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