A.bad disposition, malignity, Pl.R.348d, 401a, Hyp.Eux.32 (-ηθία), Ep.Rom.1.29; “κ. τὸ ἐπὶ τὸ Χεῖρον ὑπολαμβάνειν ἅπαντα” Arist.Rh.1389b20: pl., “κ. ὑπὲρ τοῦ πράγματος λεγόμεναι” Aeschin. 1.166, cf. Isoc.15.284, D.C.Fr.96.2.
II. bad manners or habits, X.Cyn.13.16.