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e�vil ( P ) Pronunciation Key (vl)
adj. e�vil�er, e�vil�est
Morally bad or wrong; wicked: an evil tyrant.
Causing ruin, injury, or pain; harmful: the evil effects of a poor diet.
Characterized by or indicating future misfortune; ominous: evil omens.
Bad or blameworthy by report; infamous: an evil reputation.
Characterized by anger or spite; malicious: an evil temper.

n.
The quality of being morally bad or wrong; wickedness.
That which causes harm, misfortune, or destruction: a leader's power to do both good and evil.
An evil force, power, or personification.
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.

Source: The American Heritage� Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright � 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
[Buy it]

evil

Aleppo boil \A*lep"po boil\, button \button\, or evil \evil\ . (Med.) A chronic skin affection terminating in an ulcer, most commonly of the face. It is endemic along the Mediterranean, and is probably due to a specific bacillus. Called also Aleppo ulcer, Biskara boil, Delhi boil, Oriental sore, etc.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, � 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

evil

\E"vil\ ([=e]"v'l) n. 1. Anything which impairs the happiness of a being or deprives a being of any good; anything which causes suffering of any kind to sentient beings; injury; mischief; harm; -- opposed to good.

Evils which our own misdeeds have wrought. --Milton.

The evil that men do lives after them. --Shak.

2. Moral badness, or the deviation of a moral being from the principles of virtue imposed by conscience, or by the will of the Supreme Being, or by the principles of a lawful human authority; disposition to do wrong; moral offence; wickedness; depravity.

The heart of the sons of men is full of evil. --Eccl. ix. 3.

3. malady or disease; especially in the phrase king's evil, the scrofula. [R.] --Shak.

He [Edward the Confessor] was the first that touched for the evil. --Addison.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, � 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

evil

\E*vil\a. [OE. evel, evil, ifel, uvel, AS. yfel; akin to OFries, evel, D. euvel, OS. & OHG. ubil, G. ["u]bel, Goth. ubils, and perh. to E. over.] 1. Having qualities tending to injury and mischief; having a nature or properties which tend to badness; mischievous; not good; worthless or deleterious; poor; as, an evil beast; and evil plant; an evil crop.

A good tree can not bring forth evil fruit. --Matt. vii. 18.

2. Having or exhibiting bad moral qualities; morally corrupt; wicked; wrong; vicious; as, evil conduct, thoughts, heart, words, and the like.

Ah, what a sign it is of evil life, When death's approach is seen so terrible. --Shak.

3. Producing or threatening sorrow, distress, injury, or calamity; unpropitious; calamitous; as, evil tidings; evil arrows; evil days.

Because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Israel. --Deut. xxii. 19.

The owl shrieked at thy birth -- an evil sign. --Shak.

Evil news rides post, while good news baits. --Milton.

Evil eye, an eye which inflicts injury by some magical or fascinating influence. It is still believed by the ignorant and superstitious that some persons have the supernatural power of injuring by a look.

It almost led him to believe in the evil eye. --J. H. Newman.

Evil speaking, speaking ill of others; calumny; censoriousness.

The evil one, the Devil; Satan.

Note: Evil is sometimes written as the first part of a compound (with or without a hyphen). In many cases the compounding need not be insisted on. Examples: Evil doer or evildoer, evil speaking or evil-speaking, evil worker, evil wishing, evil-hearted, evil-minded.

Syn: Mischieveous; pernicious; injurious; hurtful; destructive; wicked; sinful; bad; corrupt; perverse; wrong; vicious; calamitous.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, � 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

evil

\E"vil\, adv. In an evil manner; not well; ill; badly; unhappily; injuriously; unkindly. --Shak.

It went evil with his house. --1 Chron. vii. 23.

The Egyptians evil entreated us, and affected us. --Deut. xxvi. 6.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, � 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

evil

adj 1: morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds" [syn: wicked] [ant: good] 2: having the nature of vice [syn: depraved, vicious] 3: tending to cause great harm [syn: harmful, injurious] 4: having or exerting a malignant influence; "malevolent stars"; "a malefic force" [syn: malefic, malevolent, malign] n 1: morally objectionable behavior [syn: immorality, wickedness, iniquity] 2: 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 3: the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice: "attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world" [syn: evilness] [ant: good, good]

Source: WordNet � 1.6, � 1997 Princeton University

evil

As used by a hacker, implies that some system, program,
person, or institution is sufficiently maldesigned as to be
not worth the bother of dealing with. Unlike the adjectives
in the cretinous, losing, brain-damaged series, "evil"
does not imply incompetence or bad design, but rather a set of
goals or design criteria fatally incompatible with the
speaker's. This usage is more an aesthetic and engineering
judgment than a moral one in the mainstream sense. "We
thought about adding a Blue Glue interface but decided it
was too evil to deal with." "TECO is neat, but it can be
pretty evil if you're prone to typos." Often pronounced with
the first syllable lengthened, as /eeee'vil/.

Compare evil and rude.

[Jargon File]

(1994-12-12)

Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, � 1993-2003 Denis Howe

evil

adj. As used by hackers, implies that some system,
program, person, or institution is sufficiently maldesigned as to be
not worth the bother of dealing with. Unlike the adjectives in the
cretinous/losing/brain-damaged series, `evil' does not imply
incompetence or bad design, but rather a set of goals or design
criteria fatally incompatible with the speaker's. This usage is
more an esthetic and engineering judgment than a moral one in the
mainstream sense. "We thought about adding a Blue Glue interface
but decided it was too evil to deal with." "TECO is neat, but it
can be pretty evil if you're prone to typos." Often pronounced with
the first syllable lengthened, as /eeee'vil/. Compare evil and
rude.

Source: Jargon File 4.2.0

evil

EVIL: in Acronym Finder

Source: Acronym Finder, � 1988-2003 Mountain Data Systems

evil

evil: in CancerWEB's On-line Medical Dictionary

Source: On-line Medical Dictionary, � 1997-98 Academic Medical Publishing & CancerWEB

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e�vil ( P ) Pronunciation Key (vl)
adj. e�vil�er, e�vil�est
Morally bad or wrong; wicked: an evil tyrant.
Causing ruin, injury, or pain; harmful: the evil effects of a poor diet.
Characterized by or indicating future misfortune; ominous: evil omens.
Bad or blameworthy by report; infamous: an evil reputation.
Characterized by anger or spite; malicious: an evil temper.

n.
The quality of being morally bad or wrong; wickedness.
That which causes harm, misfortune, or destruction: a leader's power to do both good and evil.
An evil force, power, or personification.
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.

Source: The American Heritage� Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright � 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
[Buy it]

evil

Aleppo boil \A*lep"po boil\, button \button\, or evil \evil\ . (Med.) A chronic skin affection terminating in an ulcer, most commonly of the face. It is endemic along the Mediterranean, and is probably due to a specific bacillus. Called also Aleppo ulcer, Biskara boil, Delhi boil, Oriental sore, etc.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, � 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

evil

\E"vil\ ([=e]"v'l) n. 1. Anything which impairs the happiness of a being or deprives a being of any good; anything which causes suffering of any kind to sentient beings; injury; mischief; harm; -- opposed to good.

Evils which our own misdeeds have wrought. --Milton.

The evil that men do lives after them. --Shak.

2. Moral badness, or the deviation of a moral being from the principles of virtue imposed by conscience, or by the will of the Supreme Being, or by the principles of a lawful human authority; disposition to do wrong; moral offence; wickedness; depravity.

The heart of the sons of men is full of evil. --Eccl. ix. 3.

3. malady or disease; especially in the phrase king's evil, the scrofula. [R.] --Shak.

He [Edward the Confessor] was the first that touched for the evil. --Addison.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, � 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

evil

\E*vil\a. [OE. evel, evil, ifel, uvel, AS. yfel; akin to OFries, evel, D. euvel, OS. & OHG. ubil, G. ["u]bel, Goth. ubils, and perh. to E. over.] 1. Having qualities tending to injury and mischief; having a nature or properties which tend to badness; mischievous; not good; worthless or deleterious; poor; as, an evil beast; and evil plant; an evil crop.

A good tree can not bring forth evil fruit. --Matt. vii. 18.

2. Having or exhibiting bad moral qualities; morally corrupt; wicked; wrong; vicious; as, evil conduct, thoughts, heart, words, and the like.

Ah, what a sign it is of evil life, When death's approach is seen so terrible. --Shak.

3. Producing or threatening sorrow, distress, injury, or calamity; unpropitious; calamitous; as, evil tidings; evil arrows; evil days.

Because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Israel. --Deut. xxii. 19.

The owl shrieked at thy birth -- an evil sign. --Shak.

Evil news rides post, while good news baits. --Milton.

Evil eye, an eye which inflicts injury by some magical or fascinating influence. It is still believed by the ignorant and superstitious that some persons have the supernatural power of injuring by a look.

It almost led him to believe in the evil eye. --J. H. Newman.

Evil speaking, speaking ill of others; calumny; censoriousness.

The evil one, the Devil; Satan.

Note: Evil is sometimes written as the first part of a compound (with or without a hyphen). In many cases the compounding need not be insisted on. Examples: Evil doer or evildoer, evil speaking or evil-speaking, evil worker, evil wishing, evil-hearted, evil-minded.

Syn: Mischieveous; pernicious; injurious; hurtful; destructive; wicked; sinful; bad; corrupt; perverse; wrong; vicious; calamitous.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, � 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

evil

\E"vil\, adv. In an evil manner; not well; ill; badly; unhappily; injuriously; unkindly. --Shak.

It went evil with his house. --1 Chron. vii. 23.

The Egyptians evil entreated us, and affected us. --Deut. xxvi. 6.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, � 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

evil

adj 1: morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds" [syn: wicked] [ant: good] 2: having the nature of vice [syn: depraved, vicious] 3: tending to cause great harm [syn: harmful, injurious] 4: having or exerting a malignant influence; "malevolent stars"; "a malefic force" [syn: malefic, malevolent, malign] n 1: morally objectionable behavior [syn: immorality, wickedness, iniquity] 2: 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 3: the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice: "attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world" [syn: evilness] [ant: good, good]

Source: WordNet � 1.6, � 1997 Princeton University

evil

As used by a hacker, implies that some system, program,
person, or institution is sufficiently maldesigned as to be
not worth the bother of dealing with. Unlike the adjectives
in the cretinous, losing, brain-damaged series, "evil"
does not imply incompetence or bad design, but rather a set of
goals or design criteria fatally incompatible with the
speaker's. This usage is more an aesthetic and engineering
judgment than a moral one in the mainstream sense. "We
thought about adding a Blue Glue interface but decided it
was too evil to deal with." "TECO is neat, but it can be
pretty evil if you're prone to typos." Often pronounced with
the first syllable lengthened, as /eeee'vil/.

Compare evil and rude.

[Jargon File]

(1994-12-12)

Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, � 1993-2003 Denis Howe

evil

adj. As used by hackers, implies that some system,
program, person, or institution is sufficiently maldesigned as to be
not worth the bother of dealing with. Unlike the adjectives in the
cretinous/losing/brain-damaged series, `evil' does not imply
incompetence or bad design, but rather a set of goals or design
criteria fatally incompatible with the speaker's. This usage is
more an esthetic and engineering judgment than a moral one in the
mainstream sense. "We thought about adding a Blue Glue interface
but decided it was too evil to deal with." "TECO is neat, but it
can be pretty evil if you're prone to typos." Often pronounced with
the first syllable lengthened, as /eeee'vil/. Compare evil and
rude.

Source: Jargon File 4.2.0

evil

EVIL: in Acronym Finder

Source: Acronym Finder, � 1988-2003 Mountain Data Systems

evil

evil: in CancerWEB's On-line Medical Dictionary

Source: On-line Medical Dictionary, � 1997-98 Academic Medical Publishing & CancerWEB

ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISE WITH US

"evil"
Find relevant results on the Web now!
Sponsored Link
e�vil ( P ) Pronunciation Key (vl)
adj. e�vil�er, e�vil�est
Morally bad or wrong; wicked: an evil tyrant.
Causing ruin, injury, or pain; harmful: the evil effects of a poor diet.
Characterized by or indicating future misfortune; ominous: evil omens.
Bad or blameworthy by report; infamous: an evil reputation.
Characterized by anger or spite; malicious: an evil temper.

n.
The quality of being morally bad or wrong; wickedness.
That which causes harm, misfortune, or destruction: a leader's power to do both good and evil.
An evil force, power, or personification.
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.

Source: The American Heritage� Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright � 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
[Buy it]

evil

Aleppo boil \A*lep"po boil\, button \button\, or evil \evil\ . (Med.) A chronic skin affection terminating in an ulcer, most commonly of the face. It is endemic along the Mediterranean, and is probably due to a specific bacillus. Called also Aleppo ulcer, Biskara boil, Delhi boil, Oriental sore, etc.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, � 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

evil

\E"vil\ ([=e]"v'l) n. 1. Anything which impairs the happiness of a being or deprives a being of any good; anything which causes suffering of any kind to sentient beings; injury; mischief; harm; -- opposed to good.

Evils which our own misdeeds have wrought. --Milton.

The evil that men do lives after them. --Shak.

2. Moral badness, or the deviation of a moral being from the principles of virtue imposed by conscience, or by the will of the Supreme Being, or by the principles of a lawful human authority; disposition to do wrong; moral offence; wickedness; depravity.

The heart of the sons of men is full of evil. --Eccl. ix. 3.

3. malady or disease; especially in the phrase king's evil, the scrofula. [R.] --Shak.

He [Edward the Confessor] was the first that touched for the evil. --Addison.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, � 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

evil

\E*vil\a. [OE. evel, evil, ifel, uvel, AS. yfel; akin to OFries, evel, D. euvel, OS. & OHG. ubil, G. ["u]bel, Goth. ubils, and perh. to E. over.] 1. Having qualities tending to injury and mischief; having a nature or properties which tend to badness; mischievous; not good; worthless or deleterious; poor; as, an evil beast; and evil plant; an evil crop.

A good tree can not bring forth evil fruit. --Matt. vii. 18.

2. Having or exhibiting bad moral qualities; morally corrupt; wicked; wrong; vicious; as, evil conduct, thoughts, heart, words, and the like.

Ah, what a sign it is of evil life, When death's approach is seen so terrible. --Shak.

3. Producing or threatening sorrow, distress, injury, or calamity; unpropitious; calamitous; as, evil tidings; evil arrows; evil days.

Because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Israel. --Deut. xxii. 19.

The owl shrieked at thy birth -- an evil sign. --Shak.

Evil news rides post, while good news baits. --Milton.

Evil eye, an eye which inflicts injury by some magical or fascinating influence. It is still believed by the ignorant and superstitious that some persons have the supernatural power of injuring by a look.

It almost led him to believe in the evil eye. --J. H. Newman.

Evil speaking, speaking ill of others; calumny; censoriousness.

The evil one, the Devil; Satan.

Note: Evil is sometimes written as the first part of a compound (with or without a hyphen). In many cases the compounding need not be insisted on. Examples: Evil doer or evildoer, evil speaking or evil-speaking, evil worker, evil wishing, evil-hearted, evil-minded.

Syn: Mischieveous; pernicious; injurious; hurtful; destructive; wicked; sinful; bad; corrupt; perverse; wrong; vicious; calamitous.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, � 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

evil

\E"vil\, adv. In an evil manner; not well; ill; badly; unhappily; injuriously; unkindly. --Shak.

It went evil with his house. --1 Chron. vii. 23.

The Egyptians evil entreated us, and affected us. --Deut. xxvi. 6.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, � 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

evil

adj 1: morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds" [syn: wicked] [ant: good] 2: having the nature of vice [syn: depraved, vicious] 3: tending to cause great harm [syn: harmful, injurious] 4: having or exerting a malignant influence; "malevolent stars"; "a malefic force" [syn: malefic, malevolent, malign] n 1: morally objectionable behavior [syn: immorality, wickedness, iniquity] 2: 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 3: the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice: "attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world" [syn: evilness] [ant: good, good]

Source: WordNet � 1.6, � 1997 Princeton University

evil

As used by a hacker, implies that some system, program,
person, or institution is sufficiently maldesigned as to be
not worth the bother of dealing with. Unlike the adjectives
in the cretinous, losing, brain-damaged series, "evil"
does not imply incompetence or bad design, but rather a set of
goals or design criteria fatally incompatible with the
speaker's. This usage is more an aesthetic and engineering
judgment than a moral one in the mainstream sense. "We
thought about adding a Blue Glue interface but decided it
was too evil to deal with." "TECO is neat, but it can be
pretty evil if you're prone to typos." Often pronounced with
the first syllable lengthened, as /eeee'vil/.

Compare evil and rude.

[Jargon File]

(1994-12-12)

Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, � 1993-2003 Denis Howe

evil

adj. As used by hackers, implies that some system,
program, person, or institution is sufficiently maldesigned as to be
not worth the bother of dealing with. Unlike the adjectives in the
cretinous/losing/brain-damaged series, `evil' does not imply
incompetence or bad design, but rather a set of goals or design
criteria fatally incompatible with the speaker's. This usage is
more an esthetic and engineering judgment than a moral one in the and I dog soldiers sneak angel eyes from frozen lake
mainstream sense. "We thought about adding a Blue Glue interface
but decided it was too evil to deal with." "TECO is neat, but it
can be pretty evil if you're prone to typos." Often pronounced with
the first syllable lengthened, as /eeee'vil/. Compare evil and
rude.

Source: Jargon File 4.2.0

evil

EVIL: in Acronym Finder

Source: Acronym Finder, � 1988-2003 Mountain Data Systems

evil

evil: in CancerWEB's On-line Medical Dictionary

Source: On-line Medical Dictionary, � 1997-98 Academic Medical Publishing & CancerWEB

ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISE WITH US

"evil"
Find relevant results on the Web now!
Sponsored Link
e�vil ( P ) Pronunciation Key (vl)
adj. e�vil�er, e�vil�est
Morally bad or wrong; wicked: an evil tyrant.
Causing ruin, injury, or pain; harmful: the evil effects of a poor diet.
Characterized by or indicating future misfortune; ominous: evil omens.
Bad or blameworthy by report; infamous: an evil reputation.
Characterized by anger or spite; malicious: an evil temper.

n.
The quality of being morally bad or wrong; wickedness.
That which causes harm, misfortune, or destruction: a leader's power to do both good and evil.
An evil force, power, or personification.
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.

Source: The American Heritage� Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright � 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
[Buy it]

evil

Aleppo boil \A*lep"po boil\, button \button\, or evil \evil\ . (Med.) A chronic skin affection terminating in an ulcer, most commonly of the face. It is endemic along the Mediterranean, and is probably due to a specific bacillus. Called also Aleppo ulcer, Biskara boil, Delhi boil, Oriental sore, etc.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, � 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

evil

\E"vil\ ([=e]"v'l) n. 1. Anything which impairs the happiness of a being or deprives a being of any good; anything which causes suffering of any kind to sentient beings; injury; mischief; harm; -- opposed to good.

Evils which our own misdeeds have wrought. --Milton.

The evil that men do lives after them. --Shak.

2. Moral badness, or the deviation of a moral being from the principles of virtue imposed by conscience, or by the will of the Supreme Being, or by the principles of a lawful human authority; disposition to do wrong; moral offence; wickedness; depravity.

The heart of the sons of men is full of evil. --Eccl. ix. 3.

3. malady or disease; especially in the phrase king's evil, the scrofula. [R.] --Shak.

He [Edward the Confessor] was the first that touched for the evil. --Addison.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, � 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

evil

\E*vil\a. [OE. evel, evil, ifel, uvel, AS. yfel; akin to OFries, evel, D. euvel, OS. & OHG. ubil, G. ["u]bel, Goth. ubils, and perh. to E. over.] 1. Having qualities tending to injury and mischief; having a nature or properties which tend to badness; mischievous; not good; worthless or deleterious; poor; as, an evil beast; and evil plant; an evil crop.

A good tree can not bring forth evil fruit. --Matt. vii. 18.

2. Having or exhibiting bad moral qualities; morally corrupt; wicked; wrong; vicious; as, evil conduct, thoughts, heart, words, and the like.

Ah, what a sign it is of evil life, When death's approach is seen so terrible. --Shak.

3. Producing or threatening sorrow, distress, injury, or calamity; unpropitious; calamitous; as, evil tidings; evil arrows; evil days.

Because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Israel. --Deut. xxii. 19.

The owl shrieked at thy birth -- an evil sign. --Shak.

Evil news rides post, while good news baits. --Milton.

Evil eye, an eye which inflicts injury by some magical or fascinating influence. It is still believed by the ignorant and superstitious that some persons have the supernatural power of injuring by a look.

It almost led him to believe in the evil eye. --J. H. Newman.

Evil speaking, speaking ill of others; calumny; censoriousness.

The evil one, the Devil; Satan.

Note: Evil is sometimes written as the first part of a compound (with or without a hyphen). In many cases the compounding need not be insisted on. Examples: Evil doer or evildoer, evil speaking or evil-speaking, evil worker, evil wishing, evil-hearted, evil-minded.

Syn: Mischieveous; pernicious; injurious; hurtful; destructive; wicked; sinful; bad; corrupt; perverse; wrong; vicious; calamitous.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, � 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

evil

\E"vil\, adv. In an evil manner; not well; ill; badly; unhappily; injuriously; unkindly. --Shak.

It went evil with his house. --1 Chron. vii. 23.

The Egyptians evil entreated us, and affected us. --Deut. xxvi. 6.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, � 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

evil

adj 1: morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds" [syn: wicked] [ant: good] 2: having the nature of vice [syn: depraved, vicious] 3: tending to cause great harm [syn: harmful, injurious] 4: having or exerting a malignant influence; "malevolent stars"; "a malefic force" [syn: malefic, malevolent, malign] n 1: morally objectionable behavior [syn: immorality, wickedness, iniquity] 2: 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 3: the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice: "attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world" [syn: evilness] [ant: good, good]

Source: WordNet � 1.6, � 1997 Princeton University

evil

As used by a hacker, implies that some system, program,
person, or institution is sufficiently maldesigned as to be
not worth the bother of dealing with. Unlike the adjectives
in the cretinous, losing, brain-damaged series, "evil"
does not imply incompetence or bad design, but rather a set of
goals or design criteria fatally incompatible with the
speaker's. This usage is more an aesthetic and engineering
judgment than a moral one in the mainstream sense. "We
thought about adding a Blue Glue interface but decided it
was too evil to deal with." "TECO is neat, but it can be
pretty evil if you're prone to typos." Often pronounced with
the first syllable lengthened, as /eeee'vil/.

Compare evil and rude.

[Jargon File]

(1994-12-12)

Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, � 1993-2003 Denis Howe

evil

adj. As used by hackers, implies that some system,
program, person, or institution is sufficiently maldesigned as to be
not worth the bother of dealing with. Unlike the adjectives in the
cretinous/losing/brain-damaged series, `evil' does not imply
incompetence or bad design, but rather a set of goals or design
criteria fatally incompatible with the speaker's. This usage is
more an esthetic and engineering judgment than a moral one in the
mainstream sense. "We thought about adding a Blue Glue interface
but decided it was too evil to deal with." "TECO is neat, but it
can be pretty evil if you're prone to typos." Often pronounced with
the first syllable lengthened, as /eeee'vil/. Compare evil and
rude.

Source: Jargon File 4.2.0

evil

EVIL: in Acronym Finder

Source: Acronym Finder, � 1988-2003 Mountain Data Systems

evil

evil: in CancerWEB's On-line Medical Dictionary

Source: On-line Medical Dictionary, � 1997-98 Academic Medical Publishing & CancerWEB

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