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'evil' - used as an adjective
Synonyms for 'evil'
1. morally bad or wrong
evil purposes
an evil influence
evil deeds
2. having the nature of vice
3. tending to cause great harm
4. having or exerting a malignant influence

'evil' - used as a noun
5. morally objectionable behavior
6. that which causes harm or destruction or misfortune
the evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones
7. the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice
attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world
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  • good
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    The word "dexterity", to do with skill is related to the right hand. The opposite of the word "deter" is "sinister", to do with evil, it is related to the left hand.