"evility" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: evilities [plural]
Etymology: From evil + -ity. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|evil|ity}} evil + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} evility (countable and uncountable, plural evilities)
  1. The state, quality or an instance of being evil. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: evilness
    Sense id: en-evility-en-noun-V6Dw3xOd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity

Inflected forms

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