evilly
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e·vil
(ē′vəl)adj. e·vil·er, e·vil·est
1. Morally bad or wrong; wicked: an evil tyrant.
2. Causing ruin, injury, or pain; harmful: the evil effects of a poor diet.
3. Characterized by or indicating future misfortune; ominous: evil omens.
4. Bad or blameworthy by report; infamous: an evil reputation.
5. Characterized by anger or spite; malicious: an evil temper.
n.
1. The quality of being morally bad or wrong; wickedness.
2. That which causes harm, misfortune, or destruction: a leader's power to do both good and evil.
3. An evil force, power, or personification.
4. Something that is a cause or source of suffering, injury, or destruction: the social evils of poverty and injustice.
adv. Archaic
In an evil manner.
e′vil·ly adv.
e′vil·ness n.
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Adv. | 1. | evilly - in a wicked evil manner; "act wickedly"; "grin evilly" |
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Translations
بصورةٍ شِرّيرَه
meî illgirni
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evil
(ˈiːvl) adjective very bad; wicked; sinful. evil intentions; an evil man; He looks evil; evil deeds; an evil tongue.
noun1. wrong-doing, harm or wickedness. He tries to ignore all the evil in the world; Do not speak evil of anyone.
2. anything evil, eg crime, misfortune etc. London in the eighteenth century was a place of crime, filth, poverty and other evils.
evil-evil-minded; evil-smelling.
ˈevilly adverbˈevilness noun
ˌevil-ˈdoer noun
a wicked or sinful person.
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