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UK
/ˈiːvəl/
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[ US /ˈivəɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈivəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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morally bad or wrong
evil purposes
an evil influence
evil deeds -
having or exerting a malignant influence
a malefic force
malevolent stars - having the nature of vice
NOUN
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the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice
attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world - morally objectionable behavior
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that which causes harm or destruction or misfortune
the evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones
How To Use evil In A Sentence
- When Modin scored from the right circle to make it 3-0, it looked bleak for the Devils, who rallied from one-goal deficits twice before winning Game 2 in overtime. USATODAY.com - Tampa Bay creeps closer to New Jersey with 4-3 win
- It was a bit too clean and antiseptic to be really considered an evil lair.
- 10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation)
- The result of such rack-rent can only be evil, abuse and neglect of the soil, deterioration in the character of the laborers, and a widespread sense of injustice. VIII. Of the Quest of the Golden Fleece.
- One thing he does is get up to a little competitive devilry by unveiling the Google Pack, a parcel of software programs that you can download for free (if you have a Windows PC).
- A big Chinaman, remarkably evil-looking, with his head swathed in a yellow silk handkerchief and face badly pock-marked, planted a pike-pole on the White and Yellow
- While the Irish government generates a lot of noisy, self-righteous cant about the evils of cigarettes at home, it makes a pretty packet from ‘selling death’ abroad.
- The one are fellows called devilish good -- the other, fellows called devilish gentleman like. Godolphin, Complete
- Gone are the spelling rules that bedeviled many students' days.
- Man is a god or a devil to his neighbour.
