■ adjective
1》 extremely wicked and immoral.
↘embodying or associated with the forces of the d~.
↘harmful or tending to harm.
2》 extremely unpleasant: an ~ smell.
■ noun great wickedness and depravity, especially when regarded as a supernatural force.
↘something harmful or undesirable: social ~s.
Phrases
the ~ eye a gaze or stare superstitiously believed to cause harm.
the Evil One archaic the D~.
speak ~ of slander.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
~ness noun
Origin
OE yfel , of Gmc origin.