- morally wrong or bad; immoral; wicked: evil deeds;an evil life.
- harmful; detrimental: evil laws.
- characterized or accompanied by misfortune or suffering; unfortunate; disastrous: to be fallen on evil days.
- due to actual or imputed bad conduct or character: an evil reputation.
- marked by anger, irritability, irascibility, etc.: He is known for his evil disposition.
- that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct: to choose the lesser of two evils.
- the force in nature that governs and gives rise to wickedness and sin.
- the wicked or immoral part of someone or something: The evil in his nature has destroyed the good.
- harm; mischief; misfortune: to wish one evil.
- anything causing injury or harm:Tobacco is considered by some to be an evil.
- a harmful aspect, effect, or consequence: the evils of alcohol.
- a disease, as king's evil.
- in an evil manner; badly; ill: It went evil with him.
- the devil; Satan.
- morally wrong or bad; wicked
- causing harm or injury; harmful
- marked or accompanied by misfortune; unlucky
- (of temper, disposition, etc) characterized by anger or spite
- not in high esteem; infamous
- offensive or unpleasant
- good; excellent
- the quality or an instance of being morally wrong; wickedness
- a force or power that brings about wickedness or harm
- an illness or disease, esp scrofula (the king's evil)
- in an evil manner; badly
