EVIL


Meaning of EVIL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ 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]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.