evilly
In sinister fashion
In an evil manner—with malice, wickedness, or sinister intent: He grinned evilly as he revealed his plan.
The word appears mostly in fiction and dramatic contexts, describing how villains act or speak.
Though grammatically correct, it sounds slightly awkward to many ears; *in an evil way* or *with evil intent* often substitutes.
In threatening manner
- menacinglyIn a threatening way
- threateninglyIn a menacing way
- forebodinglyIn an ill-omened way
- darklyIn sinister manner
portentously · eerily · creepily · balefully · diabolically · demonically · fiendishly · ghoulishly
In an evil manner
- mischievouslyIn a playfully naughty manner
- impishlyIn mischievous fashion
- roguishlyIn mischievous manner
- slylyIn a crafty manner
naughtily · cheekily · archly · teasingly · prankishly · cunningly · craftily · deviously
With harmful intent
- spitefullyWith desire to harm
- vindictivelyWith desire for revenge
- cruellyIn a harsh, pitiless manner
- viciouslyIn a brutal manner
hatefully · nastily · meanly · venomously · bitterly · resentfully · hostilely · malignantly
ominously
In threatening manner
- menacinglyIn a threatening way
- threateninglyIn a menacing way
- forebodinglyIn an ill-omened way
darkly · portentously · eerily · creepily · balefully · diabolically · demonically · fiendishly · ghoulishly · macabrely
wickedly
In an evil manner
- mischievouslyIn a playfully naughty manner
- impishlyIn mischievous fashion
- roguishlyIn mischievous manner
slyly · naughtily · cheekily · archly · teasingly · prankishly · cunningly · craftily · deviously · sneakily
malevolently
With harmful intent
- spitefullyWith desire to harm
- vindictivelyWith desire for revenge
- cruellyIn a harsh, pitiless manner
viciously · hatefully · nastily · meanly · venomously · bitterly · resentfully · hostilely · malignantly · vengeance
evillybenevolently
In a kindhearted manner
virtuously · righteously · morally · kindly · goodly
- necessary evilHarmful thing reluctantly permitted
- evil twinMorally inverted lookalike
- evil stepmotherHostile second wife to father
- pure evilTotal moral corruption
- evil geniusWicked yet brilliant schemer
- good versus evilCore ethical dichotomy
evil, devilish, evils, devilry, evilness, deviled, deviling, evildoer, evilest