evilly
2
8.4
- adverb
- /ˈiːvɪli/
- The monster glared evilly at the adventurers, eager to scare them away.
- grinned evilly
- laughed evilly
- smiled evilly
Examples
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Saint-Just smiled evilly to himself.
Fiction book (1991) -
As if we needed more information about just how evilly corrupt these five 'supreme' pigs are.
Blog text (15) -
"You came here to die, White Clay," One Man growled evilly.
Fiction book (1992) -
Art, unshaken, grinned at him evilly before going back to his corner.
Academic text (2000) -
Summer, so out of sorts and out of breath that she couldn't even talk, eyed him evilly.
Fiction book (1995) -
Vierna smiled evilly, knowing she had found Drizzt's weak spot.
Fiction book (1992) -
As it opened its mouth, twin fangs glistened evilly in the torchlight.
Fiction book (1990) -
Crime is very rare in their communities, and notwithstanding the many temptations that beset them through the machinations of worthless and evilly disposed white men, they pass through the ordeal creditably.
Academic text (2010) -
The villain cackled evilly, making everyone shiver with fear.
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She planned her revenge evilly, ensuring her rival would lose everything.
Synonyms
17
3.0
In a way that hurts people on purpose
9
7.1
In a way that wants to hurt someone or cause trouble
5
9.1
In a very cruel, very clever, or very difficult way
3
6.3
In an evil and cruel way that harms other people
2
7.0
In a cruel way that shows unkind feelings and hurts others
1
8.4
To do something in a very shocking and cruel way
1
7.0
In a very bad and unpleasant way
1
8.8
In a very intense and unpleasant way
1
8.8
In a way that is very bad or annoying
1
6.6
In a way that shows strong dislike and anger
1
8.2
In a very cruel and unfair way
1
8.9
In a very evil way
1
8.6
In a way that shows a wish to hurt others
1
7.3
To speak or act in a very hurtful and angry way
1
9.7
In a way that makes people strongly dislike someone
1
9.1
In a cruel way showing pleasure at others' pain
1
8.9
In a very dishonest or illegal way
1
7.5
In a way that seems evil or threatening
1
7.4
In a cruel way that shows bad intentions
1
7.4
In a very bad or unpleasant way
1
9.7
In a rude way about religious things
1
9.3
In a way that is very bad or annoying
1
9.5
In a mean and harmful way
In a way that causes great harm
Antonyms
How Wicked
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word evilly comes from the old English word evil, which meant 'bad' or 'wicked', and the ending -ly that turns an adjective into an adverb. So, to do something evilly is to do it in a 'bad' or 'wicked' way.