evidential (evidenshal)

[ The miracles of the English saints, about which we have lately heard so much, never seem to have been regarded as evidential . Lecky, Rationalism, I. 180. An anticipation, again, which was unknown and unheard of until some of the ancient Fathers began to speculate about it, long after it could have been of any evidential use as a prophetic anticipation applicable to Christ! Nineteenth Century , XX. 95. Evidential or evidentiary facts, in law , details, circumstances, and consequences proper to be shown by way The evil eye, a baleful faculty superstitiously attributed to certain persons in former times, and still in some com- munities, of inflicting injury or bringing bad luck upon a person by looking at him. The evil one, the devil: sometimes written with capitals as a personification- the Evil One . =Syn. 1. Pernicious, injurious, hurtful, deleteri- ous, destructive, noxious, baneful, unhappy, adverse, ca- lamitous.-3 and 4. Bad, vile, base, vicious, wicked, iniqui- II. n. 1. Anything that causes injury, as to the body, mind, or feelings; anything that harms or is likely to harm. And in soc he maner it may be that it ought not to be refused, for of two euelles it is gode to take the le e; and this is oure counseile. Merlin (E. E. T. S.), i. 82. There is only one cure for the evils which newly acquired freedom produces; and that cure is freedom. Macaulay , Milton. O, monument And wonder of good deeds evilly bestow'd! Shak ., T. of A., iv. 3. Must thy eye Dwell erilly on the fairne of thy kindred, And seek not where it should? It is po ible to be just as immoderately and evilly ad- dicted to work as to indulgence. W. Mathews, Getting on in the World, p. 331. evil-minded (ē'vl-minded), a. Having an evil mind; having evil dispositions or intentions; disposed to mischief or vice; malicious; malig- nant; wicked. But most she feared that, travelling so late, Some evil - minded beasts might lie in wait, And without witne wreak their hidden hate. While my moder lyuede, heo hedde an vuel longe, And souzte in-to diuerse studes, and mihte haue non hele. Joseph of Arimathie (E. E. T. S.), 1. 633. What's the disease he means?- Shak., Macbeth, iv. 3. His Majestie began first to touch for ye evil , according to costome. Evelyn, Diary, July 6, 1660. or righteousne , or a disposition toward such conduct; violation of the moral law; harmful intention or purpose. Thei ben alle the contrarie, and evere enclyned to the Evylle, and to don evylle . Mandeville , Travels, p. 137. The heart of the sons of men is full of evil . Eccles. ix. 3. Discovered in their evils. B. Jonson, Volpone, iv. 2. King's evil, scrofula: originally so called in England be- cause it was believed that the touch of the sovereign was a sure remedy for it. The first to "touch for the evil" was King Edward the Confe or (1042-66). The social evil, sexual immorality; specifically, prostitution. evillt (e'vl), adv . [ evill , evell, evele, uvele, ubhilo , etc., adv.; from the adj.] 1. Injuriously. Troiell with tene turnyt with the kyng, Gird hym to ground, & greuit him euill . Destruction of Troy (E. E. T. S.), 1. 9927. The Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us. Deut. xxvi. 6. IMG:content-0836.png:[blocks in formation] They say that the evilne of money hath made all things dearer. Latimer , Sermon of the Plough. evil-starred (ē'vl-stärd), a. Same as ill - starred . In wild Mahratta-battle fell my father evil -starr'd. Tennyson, Locksley Hall. eviltyt, n. [ME. evelte ; Men dide me moc he euelte Myn owyn that ougt for to be. King Horn (E. E. T. S.), p. 87. Malevolent. Mackay . evince (e-vins'), v. t.; pret. and pp. evinced , ppr. evincing . [= F. évincer = It. evincere , dispos- se , evict, evincere , overcome, conquer, prevail over, recover one's property by a jud i- cial decision (see evict ), succeed in proving, con- vince, e , out, + vincere , conquer: see vanquish , victor.] 1. To overcome; conquer. And ther-with he wax so euell at ese that he wiste not what to do. Merlin (E. E. T. S.), iii. 608. Ah, froward Clarence! how evil it beseems thee To flatter Henry, and forsake thy brother! Shak., 3 Hen. VI., iv. 7. The greater absurdities are, the more strongly they evince the falsity of that supposition from whence they flow. Bp. Atterbury. In the quicker turns of the discourse, Expre ion slowly varying, that evinced A tardy apprehension. Words worth , Excursion, v. evincement (e-vins'ment), n. [ Sone aftyrware she evyld , And deyd sunner than she wylde. evil-disposed (e'vl-dis-pozd"), a. Inclined to wickedne or wrong-doing. The evil - disposed affections and sensualities in us are always contrary to the rule of our salvation. Latimer, Misc. Selections. And every evil thought I had thought of old, And every evil deed I ever did, Awoke and cried, "This Quest is not for thee." Tennyson, Holy Grail. And one, in whom all evil fancies clung Like serpent eggs together, laughingly Would hint at worse. evill + doer .] One who does evil; one who com- mits moral wrong. He [our Saviour] adviseth his Disciples neither to suffer as Fools, nor as evil - doers , but to be wise as Serpents and harmle as Doves. Stilling fleet , Sermons, II. v. evil-eel (ē'vl-ēl), n. A local Scotch (Aberdeen) name of the conger-eel. evil-eyed (ē'vl-id), a. Supposed to po e the evil eye; looking with an evil eye, or with envy, jealousy, or bad design. You shall not find me, daughter, After the slander of most step-mothers, Evil-ey'd unto you. Shak ., Cymbeline, i. 2. evil-favoredt (ē'vl-fā"vord), a . Ill-favored. evil-favoredlyt (e'vl-favord-li), adv . In an ugly or ill-favored aspect. In their Temples they haue his image euill - favouredly Capt . John Smith , True Travels, I. 138. IMG:content-0837.png:[blocks in formation] The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: Dictionary in a minute. eviscerate One woman will eviscerate about two dozen of herrings Encyc. Brit ., IX. 259. 2. Figuratively, to deprive of e ential or vital parts. The philosophers who, like Dr. Thomas Brown, quietly eviscerate the problem of its sole difficulty. Sir W. Hamilton , Discu ions, p. 586. 3. To unbosom; reveal; disclose. Now that I have thus eviscerated myself, and dealt so clearly with you, I desire by way of Correspondence that you would tell me what Way you take in your Journey to Heaven. Howell, Letters, I. vi. 32. evisceration (e-vis-e-ra's hon), n. [= F. évis cération = Sp. evisceracion , eviscerare , pp. evisceratus , eviscerate: see eviscerate .] The act of eviscerating. evitable (ev'i-ta-bl), a. [= F. évitable = Sp. evitable = Pg. evitavel = It. evitabile, Of two such evils, being not both evitable , the choice of the le is not evil. Hooker , Eccles. Polity, v. § 9. The union of Canada to the United States is evitable only through the establishment of complete freedom of commercial intercourse. The American, VIII. 55.