Word games?
In the Old Testament, the word translated “evil” is “ra”, which comes from “ra’a”, meaning to spoil (go rotten) or shatter in pieces. In the New Testament, “poneros” is cognate with that Hebrew word, whereas “kakos” refers to intrinsic evil and “sapros” refers to one falling from good into evil.
As I remember Kakos is the Greek term for “Bad.” My point by describing a person as “Bad” rather than “Evil” makes them more manageable especially as a “Bad” person is usually deficient in some quality or qualities. The term “Evil” places its recipient in a class manageable by God. We live in a human world. For example Satan is “Evil” can you imagine a human trying to manage him? However, I don’t insist.