for the best; to one's advantage &c. n.; in one's favor, in one's
interest &c. n. Phr. so far so good; magnum bonum[Lat].
#619. Evil.—N. evil, ill, harm, hurt., mischief, nuisance;
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machinations of the devil, Pandora's box, ills that flesh is heir to.
blow, buffet, stroke, scratch, bruise, wound, gash, mutilation;
mortal
blow, wound; immedicabile vulnus[Lat]; damage, loss &c. (deterioration)
659.
disadvantage, prejudice, drawback.
disaster, accident, casualty; mishap &c. (misfortune) 735; bad
job,
devil to pay; calamity, bale, catastrophe, tragedy; ruin &c.
(destruction)
162; adversity &c. 735.
mental suffering &c. 828. * demon &v[Evil spirit]. 980. bane &c.
663[Cause of evil]. badness &c. 649[Production of evil]; painfulness
&c.
830; evil doer &c. 913.
outrage, wrong, injury, foul play; bad turn, ill turn; disservice,
spoliation &c. 791; grievance, crying evil.
V. be in trouble &c. (adversity) 735.
Adj. disastrous, bad &c. 649; awry, out of joint; disadvantageous.
Adv. amis[Fr], wrong, ill, to one's cost
Phr. "moving accidents by flood and field" [Othello].
SECTION II. PROSPECTIVE VOLITION[1]
[1] That is, volition having reference to a future object.