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. evil eye a gaze or stare superstitiously believed to be able to cause material harm. speak evil of slander. evilly adv. evilness n.
[ OE yfel f. Gmc ]