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lawful evil

lawful evil adjective: of a character, prioritizing strict order, rules, or personal codes while pursuing selfish, harmful goals without regard for the well-being of others.

Adjective

lawful evil (comparative more lawful evil, superlative most lawful evil)

  1. (roleplaying games) Of a character, prioritizing strict order, rules, or personal codes while pursuing selfish, harmful goals without regard for the well-being of others.

Forms of lawful evil

comparativemore lawful evil
superlativemost lawful evil

Questions about lawful evil

What does lawful evil mean?
Lawful evil means of a character, prioritizing strict order, rules, or personal codes while pursuing selfish, harmful goals without regard for the well-being of others.
What part of speech is lawful evil?
Lawful evil is an adjective.

Words near lawful evil in the dictionary

  1. Lawfords
  2. lawful
  3. lawful but awful
  4. lawful day
  5. lawful days
  6. lawful evil
  7. lawful good
  8. lawful interception
  9. lawful interceptions
  10. lawful money
  11. lawful moneys

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