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.
Phrases and idioms:
evil eye a gaze or stare superstitiously believed to be able to cause material harm. speak evil of slander.
Derivatives:
evilly adv. evilness n.
Etymology: OE yfel f. Gmc