Evilly

//ˈiːvəli// adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an evil manner.

    "He grinned evilly around and then pushed his way to the back of the crowd."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a wicked evil manner wordnet

Synonyms

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amissbadflagrantlyillwickedlywickedly

Example

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"By doing nothing, men learn to act evilly."

Etymology

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

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