"evilly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈiːvəli/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈiːvli/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈivəli/ [General-American], /ˈivli/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-evilly.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more evilly [comparative], most evilly [superlative]
Rhymes: -iːvli Etymology: From evil + -ly, replacing earlier evil (“evilly”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|evil|ly}} evil + -ly, {{m|en|evil|id=evilly|t=evilly}} evil (“evilly”) Head templates: {{en-adv}} evilly (comparative more evilly, superlative most evilly)
  1. In an evil manner. Translations (in an evil manner): зло́бно (zlóbno) (Russian), зло́ (zló) (Russian), ondskefullt (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-evilly-en-adv-1oQyVf5w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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