3. malady or disease; especially in the phrase king's evil, the
scrofula. [R.] Shak.
He [Edward the Confessor] was the first that touched for the evil.
Addison.
EVIL
E"vil, adv.
Defn: In an evil manner; not well; ill; badly; unhappily;
injuriously; unkindly. Shak.
It went evil with his house. 1 Chron. vii. 23.
The Egyptians evil entreated us, and affected us. Deut. xxvi. 6.
EVIL EYE
E"vil eye`
Defn: . See Evil eye under Evil, a.
EVIL-EYED
E"vil-eyed a.
Defn: Possessed of the supposed evil eye; also, looking with envy, jealousy, or bad design; malicious. Shak.
EVIL-FAVORED
E"vil-fa`vored, a.
Defn: Having a bad countenance or appearance; ill-favored; blemished;
deformed. Bacon.
— E"vil-fa`vored*ness, n. Deut. xvi. 1.
EVILLY
E"vil*ly, adv.