Originally posted by Great Big Stees
Hmmmm. He sounds, to me, like Dr. Evil.
e·vil (vl)
adj. e·vil·er, e·vil·est
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.
n.
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.
adv. Archaic
In an evil manner.
[Middle English, from Old English yfel; see wap- in Indo-European roots.]
evil·ly adv.
evil·ness n.
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evil (ˈiːvəl)
adj
1. morally wrong or bad; wicked: an evil ruler.
2. causing harm or injury; harmful: an evil plan.
3. marked or accompanied by misfortune; unlucky: an evil fate.
4. (of temper, disposition, etc) characterized by anger or spite
5. not in high esteem; infamous: an evil reputation.
6. offensive or unpleasant: an evil smell.
7. good; excellent
n
8. the quality or an instance of being morally wrong; wickedness: the evils of war.
9. (sometimes capital) a force or power that brings about wickedness or harm: evil is strong in the world.
10. (Pathology) an illness or disease, esp scrofula (the king's evil)
adv
11. (now usually in combination) in an evil manner; badly: evil-smelling.
[Old English yfel, of Germanic origin; compare Old Frisian evel, Old High German ubil evil, Old Irish adbal excessive]
ˈevilly adv ˈevilness n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003
e•vil (ˈi vəl)
adj.
1. morally wrong or bad; immoral; wicked: evil deeds; an evil life.
2. harmful; injurious: evil laws.
3. characterized or accompanied by misfortune or suffering; unfortunate; disastrous: to fall on evil days.
4. due to actual or imputed bad conduct or character: an evil reputation.
5. marked by anger, irritability, irascibility, etc.: an evil disposition.
n.
6. something evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct: to choose the lesser of two evils.
7. the force in nature that governs and gives rise to wickedness and sin.
8. the wicked or immoral part of someone or something.
9. harm; mischief; misfortune: to wish one evil.
10. anything causing injury or harm.
11. a disease, as king's evil.
adv.
12. in an evil manner; badly; ill: It went evil with him.
Idioms:
the evil one, the devil; Satan.
[before 900; Old English yfel; c. Old Saxon, Old High German ubil, Gothic ubils]
e′vil•ly, adv.
e′vil•ness, n.
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Evil
See also crime; devil; sin.
invultuation
a form of witchcraft involving melting a wax image of the intended victim or, in voodoo, sticking it with pins.
malism
the belief that the world is essentially bad or evil.
ponerology
the branch of theology that studies sin and evil.
-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
Evil
See Also: ACTION, CRUELTY
All sin is a kind of lying —St. Augustine
At first the evil impulse is as fragile as the thread of a spider, but eventually it becomes as tough as cart ropes —Babylonian Talmud
Bad as a rotten potato —Charlotte Brontë
Corruption is like a ball of snow, when once set a roll, it must increase —Charles Caleb Colton
The Devil … like influenza he walks abroad —W. H. Auden
Evil actions like crushed rotten eggs, stink in the nostrils of all —Bartlett’s Dictionary of Americanisms
Evil … a quality some people are born with, like a harelip —Ross Macdonald
Evil as dynamiting trout —Robert Traver
Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree —Ethiopian proverb
Evil, like parental punishment, is not intended for itself —Josepiz Albo
Evils in the journey of life are like the hills which alarm travelers on the road. Both appear great at a distance, but when we approach them we find they are far less insurmountable than we had conceived —Charles Caleb Colton
Evils, like poisons, have their uses, and there are diseases which no other remedy can reach —Thomas Paine
He’s like a fox, grey before he’s good —Thomas Fuller
Immorality in a house is like a worm in a plant —Babylonian Talmud
Immoral, like plying an alcoholic with liquor —Anon
Obscene as cancer —Wilfred Owens
Our sins, like our shadows when day is in its glory, scarce appear; toward evening, how great and monstrous they are! —Sir John Suckling
(He is a man of splendid abilities, but utterly corrupt. He shines and stinks like rotten mackerel by moonlight —John Randolph
Sin is a sort of bog; the farther you go in the more swampy it gets —Maxim Gorky
Sins black as night —Robert Lowell
So awful [a crime] it was like an atrocity picture or one of Foxe’s lives of the martyrs —Jonathan Valin
(You’re) soft and slimy … like an octopus. Like a quagmire —Jean-Paul Sartre
Vice is like a skunk that smells awfully rank, when stirred up by the pole of misfortune —Bartlett’s Dictionary of Americanisms
Vice, like virtue, grows in small steps —Jean Racine
Vice repeated is like the wandering wind, Blows dust in others’ eyes, to spread itself —William Shakespeare
Wrong as stealing from the poor box —Anon
Similes Dictionary, 1st Edition. © 1988 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Thesaurus Legend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun 1. evil - morally objectionable behaviorevil - morally objectionable behavior
wickedness, immorality, iniquity
evildoing, transgression - the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle; "the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father"
devilry, deviltry - wicked and cruel behavior
foul play - unfair or dishonest behavior (especially involving violence)
irreverence, violation - a disrespectful act
sexual immorality - the evil ascribed to sexual acts that violate social conventions; "sexual immorality is the major reason for last year's record number of abortions"
2. evil - that which causes harm or destruction or misfortuneevil - that which causes harm or destruction or misfortune; "the evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones"- Shakespeare
bad, badness - that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good"
Four Horsemen - (New Testament) the four evils that will come at the end of the world: conquest rides a white horse; war a red horse; famine a black horse; plague a pale horse
3. evil - the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice; "attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world"
evilness
malevolency, malice, malevolence - the quality of threatening evil
malignance, malignancy, malignity - quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will
balefulness, maleficence, mischief - the quality or nature of being harmful or evil
immorality - the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct; "the immorality of basing the defense of the West on the threat of mutual assured destruction"
worst - the greatest damage or wickedness of which one is capable; "the invaders did their worst"; "so pure of heart that his worst is another man's best"
nefariousness, vileness, ugliness, wickedness - the quality of being wicked
reprehensibility - being reprehensible; worthy of and deserving reprehension or reproof
villainousness, villainy - the quality of evil by virtue of villainous behavior
perverseness, perversity - deliberately deviating from what is good; "there will always be a few people who, through macho perversity, gain satisfaction from bullying and terrorism"
wrongdoing, error - departure from what is ethically acceptable
vice, frailty - moral weakness
good, goodness - moral excellence or admirableness; "there is much good to be found in people"
Adj. 1. evil - morally bad or wrongevil - morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"
bad - having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice"
immoral - deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong
offensive - unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors"
wrong - contrary to conscience or morality or law; "it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor"; "cheating is wrong"; "it is wrong to lie"
unrighteous - not righteous; "an unrighteous man"; "an unrighteous law"
wicked - morally bad in principle or practice
good - morally admirable
2. evil - having the nature of viceevil - having the nature of vice
vicious
wicked - morally bad in principle or practice
3. evil - having or exerting a malignant influenceevil - having or exerting a malignant influence; "malevolent stars"; "a malefic force"
malefic, malevolent, malign
maleficent - harmful or evil in intent or effect
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
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