evil

evil
e•vil
[[t]ˈi vəl[/t]] adj.
1) morally wrong or bad; immoral; wicked:
evil deeds; an evil life[/ex]
2) harmful; injurious:
evil laws[/ex]
3) characterized or accompanied by misfortune or suffering; unfortunate; disastrous:
to fall on evil days[/ex]
4) due to actual or imputed bad conduct or character:
an evil reputation[/ex]
5) marked by anger, irritability, irascibility, etc.:
an evil disposition[/ex]
6) something evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
to choose the lesser of two evils[/ex]
7) the force in nature that governs and gives rise to wickedness and sin
8) the wicked or immoral part of someone or something
9) harm; mischief; misfortune:
to wish one evil[/ex]
10) anything causing injury or harm
11) a disease, as king's evil
12) in an evil manner; badly; ill:
It went evil with him[/ex]
Etymology: bef. 900; OE yfel; c. OOHG ubil, Go ubils e′vil•ly, adv. e′vil•ness, n.

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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