evilly

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈiːvəli/, /ˈiːvli/

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• (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

Translations

in an evil manner

• Marathi: दुष्टपणे (duṣṭapaṇe)
• Russian: зло́бно (ru) (zlóbno), зло́ (ru) (zló)
• Swedish: ondskefullt (sv)

Anagrams

• Lively, lively, vilely