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evilly

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈiːvɪlɪ/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
e•vil /ˈivəl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. morally wrong or bad;
    immoral;
    wicked: He led an evil life.
  2. harmful;
    injurious: evil pranks.

n. 
  1. [countable] something evil;
    evil quality, intention, or conduct: the lesser of two evils.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
e•vil  vəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. morally wrong or bad;
    immoral;
    wicked:evil deeds; an evil life.
  2. harmful;
    injurious:evil laws.
  3. characterized or accompanied by misfortune or suffering;
    unfortunate;
    disastrous:to be fallen on evil days.
  4. due to actual or imputed bad conduct or character:an evil reputation.
  5. marked by anger, irritability, irascibility, etc.:He is known for his evil disposition.
  6. Idioms the evil one, the devil;
    Satan.

n. 
  1. that which is evil;
    evil quality, intention, or conduct:to choose the lesser of two evils.
  2. the force in nature that governs and gives rise to wickedness and sin.
  3. the wicked or immoral part of someone or something:The evil in his nature has destroyed the good.
  4. harm;
    mischief;
    misfortune:to wish one evil.
  5. anything causing injury or harm:Tobacco is considered by some to be an evil.
  6. a harmful aspect, effect, or consequence:the evils of alcohol.
  7. a disease, as king's evil.

adv. 
  1. in an evil manner;
    badly;
    ill:It went evil with him.
  • bef. 900; Middle English evel, evil, Old English yfel; cognate with Gothic ubils, Old High German ubil, German übel, Old Frisian, Middle Dutch evel
evil•ly, adv. 
evil•ness, n. 
    1. sinful, iniquitous, depraved, vicious, corrupt, base, vile, nefarious. See bad1. 2. pernicious, destructive. 7. wickedness, depravity, iniquity, unrighteousness, corruption, baseness. 10. disaster, calamity, woe, misery, suffering, sorrow.
    1. righteous.

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