evilly
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Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈiːvəli/, /ˈiːvli/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈivəli/, /ˈivli/
- Rhymes: -iːvli
Adverb
evilly (comparative more evilly, superlative most evilly)
- 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
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