ˈi:vl adj. & n. --adj. 1 morally
bad;
wicked. 2
harmful or tending to
harm,
esp. intentionally or characteristically. 3
disagreeable or
unpleasant (has an evil temper). 4
unlucky; causing
misfortune (evil days). --n. 1 an evil
thing; an
instance of
something evil. 2 evil
quality; wickedness, harm. øevil
eye a
gaze or
stare superstitiously believed to be
able to
cause material harm.
speak evil of
slander. øøevilly adv. evilness n. [OE yfel f. Gmc]