evil-looking

Thân thiện

A dark, evil-looking castle loomed on the cliff.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having an appearance that suggests wickedness, malevolence, or a sinister nature. It describes something or someone whose outward look conveys an impression of evil.

Usage

• The word "evil-looking" is used attributively, typically placed before a noun to describe it.
• It is a compound adjective formed by combining "evil" with the present participle "looking." The hyphen is essential to connect the two words into a single descriptive unit.

Examples

• Attributive use:
  • The old, abandoned house had an evil-looking gargoyle on its roof.
  • He was confronted by an evil-looking stranger in the dark alley.
  • The artifact was covered in evil-looking symbols.

Advanced Usage

• Descriptive Emphasis: Often used in narrative, descriptive, or informal contexts to create a vivid, immediate impression of menace or threat based solely on appearance.
  • Despite its beautiful flowers, the plant had evil-looking thorns.

Variants and Related Words

• Sinister-looking: Having an appearance that suggests something harmful or evil is happening or will happen.
• Malevolent-looking: Having an appearance showing a wish to do evil to others.
• Menacing-looking: Having a threatening appearance.

Synonyms

• Sinister
• Malevolent
• Menacing
• Baleful
• Malign

Antonyms

• Benevolent-looking
• Kindly-looking
• Angelic
• Innocent-looking

Notes

• "Evil-looking" is a subjective descriptor based on perception. What appears "evil-looking" to one person may not to another.
• It is important to distinguish "evil-looking" (describing appearance) from "evil" (describing inherent nature or actions). A person or thing can be "evil-looking" without necessarily being evil.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having an evil appearance