all evil

In all respects evil; evil in the highest degree. his own all -evil son." Byron: Paris in a, bk. vi. all-excellent, a. Infinitely excellent; of unbounded excellence. "O Love all-excellent." Cowper Transl. from Guion. all-flaming, a. In a thorough blaze; flaming in every direction. "She could not curb her fear, but 'gan to start At that alb - Aaming dread the monster spit." Beaumont: Psyche, viii. 85. All Fools' Day, s. The 1st of April: the day when, according to the ethics handed down probably from pre-Christian times, it is considered right, if not even laudable, to make fools of all people, if one can, or at least of as many as po ible. The approved method of doing this is to send them on silly or bootle errands. The victim thus entrapped is called in England an April fool, in Scotland an April gowk, and in France Poi on d'Avril , an April fish. A similar practice obtains in India at a somewhat licentious festival called the Huli , or Holee , which is designed to celebrate the vernal equinox. The first of April, some do say. Is set apart for All Fool's Day." Poor Robin's Almanack , (1760). "The French too have their All Fools Day , and call the person imposed upon 'an April fish, poi on d'Avril, whom we term an April fool. -Brand: Popular Antiquities.