evilly

English

Etymology

From evil +‎ -ly, replacing earlier evil (“evilly”).

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈiːvəli/, /ˈiːvli/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈivəli/, /ˈivli/
  • Rhymes: -iːvli

Adverb

evilly (comparative more evilly, superlative most evilly)

  1. In an evil manner.
    • 1966, James Workman, The Mad Emperor, Melbourne, Sydney: Scripts, page 63:
      He grinned evilly around and then pushed his way to the back of the crowd.

Collocations
with verbs
  • speak evilly
  • think evilly
  • act evilly
  • live evilly
  • smile evilly
  • grin evilly

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