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Devilish

Devilish Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Devilish? [adv] in a playfully devilish manner; "the socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever" [adj] showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil; "devilish schemes"; "the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen"; "the diabolical expression on his face"; "a mephistophelian glint in his eye" [adj] playful in an appealingly bold way; "a roguish grin" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Devilish: devilishly \| diabolic \| diabolical \| evil \| mephistophelean \| mephistophelian \| playful \| rascally \| roguish \| wicked Related Terms \| Find terms related to Devilish: accursed \| Acherontic \| animal \| anthropophagous \| arch \| atrocious \| bad \| barbaric \| barbarous \| beastly \| bestial \| bloodthirsty \| bloody \| bloody-minded \| brutal \| brutalized \| brute \| brutish \| cannibalistic \| chthonian \| chthonic \| crazy \| cruel \| cruel-hearted \| cursed \| damnable \| demoniac \| demoniacal \| demonic \| demonish \| demonlike \| devil-like \| diabolic \| diabolical \| Draconian \| elfish \| elvish \| evil \| execrable \| fell \| feral \| ferocious \| fiendish \| fiendlike \| fierce \| flagitious \| foolish \| full of mischief \| ghoulish \| heinous \| hellborn \| hellish \| high-spirited \| impish \| infernal \| inhuman \| inhumane \| iniquitous \| knavish \| Lethean \| madcap \| maleficent \| malevolent \| malign \| malignant \| Mephistophelian \| mischief-loving \| mischievous \| murderous \| naughty \| nefarious \| ogreish \| pandemoniac \| pandemonic \| playful \| Plutonian \| Plutonic \| prankish \| pranksome \| pranky \| puckish \| purgatorial \| roguish \| ruthless \| sadistic \| sanguinary \| sanguineous \| satanic \| savage \| scampish \| scapegrace \| serpentine \| sharkish \| sinful \| sinister \| slavering \| sportive \| Stygian \| subhuman \| sulfurous \| Tartarean \| trickish \| tricksy \| truculent \| unchristian \| uncivilized \| ungodly \| unhallowed \| unhuman \| vicious \| villainous \| waggish \| wicked \| wolfish See Also \| Devilish In Webster's Dictionary \Dev"ilish\, a. 1. Resembling, characteristic of, or pertaining to, the devil; diabolical; wicked in the extreme. ``Devilish wickedness.'' --Sir P. Sidney. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. --James iii. 15. 2. Extreme; excessive. [Colloq.] --Dryden. Syn: Diabolical; infernal; hellish; satanic; wicked; malicious; detestable; destructive. -- {Dev"ilishly}, adv. -- {Dev"ilish*ness}, n.

Devilish Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Devilish?

[adv] in a playfully devilish manner; "the socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever"
[adj] showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil; "devilish schemes"; "the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen"; "the diabolical expression on his face"; "a mephistophelian glint in his eye"
[adj] playful in an appealingly bold way; "a roguish grin"

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Devilish In Webster's Dictionary

\Dev"il*ish\, a.
1. Resembling, characteristic of, or pertaining to, the
   devil; diabolical; wicked in the extreme. ``Devilish
   wickedness.'' --Sir P. Sidney.

         This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is
         earthly, sensual, devilish.           --James iii.
                                               15.

2. Extreme; excessive. [Colloq.] --Dryden.

Syn: Diabolical; infernal; hellish; satanic; wicked;
     malicious; detestable; destructive. -- {Dev"il*ish*ly},
     adv. -- {Dev"il*ish*ness}, n.

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