EVIL
June 2006

Adjective: evil, eviler, evilest

  1. Morally bad or wrong; wicked: an evil tyrant.
  2. Causing ruin, injury, or pain; harmful: the evil effects of a poor diet.
  3. Characterized by or indicating future misfortune; ominous: evil omens.
  4. Bad or blameworthy by report; infamous: an evil reputation.
  5. Characterized by anger or spite; malicious: an evil temper.

Noun:

  1. The quality of being morally bad or wrong; wickedness.
  2. That which causes harm, misfortune, or destruction: a leader's power to do both good and evil.
  3. An evil force, power, or personification.
  4. Something that is a cause or source of suffering, injury, or destruction: the social evils of poverty and injustice.

Adverb: Archaic
Example: In an evil manner.