adv
Meaning 1
In an evil manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
evilly
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈiːvəli/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈiːvli/
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General-American: /ˈivəli/
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General-American: /ˈivli/
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rhymes with -iːvli
adverb
Meaning 2
in a wicked evil manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- act wickedly
- grin evilly
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: wickedly
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From evil + -ly, replacing earlier evil (“evilly”).
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Marathi: दुष्टपणे (duṣṭapaṇe) — in an evil manner
- Russian: зло́бно (zlóbno) — in an evil manner
- Russian: зло́ (zló) — in an evil manner
- Swedish: ondskefullt — in an evil manner