evil-speaking

noun

Etymology

From Middle English *ivel-spekynge (suggested by Middle English yvelspeker, yvel speker, ivel spekare (“evil-speaker”)), equivalent to evil (noun) + speaking (noun).

  1. inherited from *ivel-spekynge

Definitions

  1. The act of speaking ill or maliciously of something or someone

    The act of speaking ill or maliciously of something or someone; blasphemy, slander; gossip.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for evil-speaking. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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