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devilish::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | diabolic, diabolical, mephistophelean, mephistophelian |
devilish schemes.
devilish::adverb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | devilishly |
the socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever.
Examples of devilish
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Wow, Europeans must be even more ingenious and devilish than we already thought.
From the guardian.co.uk
On most of their dates, the Stones have rolled around ever-devilish Mick Jagger.
From the time.com
After being published in Akron, the devilish rumor spread from church to church.
From the sacbee.com
A devilish selection of films will be screened by The Light and Shadow Parlour.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
It's a devilish time when what we need is hardest to find and all balms elude us.
From the denverpost.com
Devilish power issues can be avoided if you let go of your tight grip on someone.
From the kansas.com
It was described as devilish with large, pointed ears and googly, glowing eyes.
From the metro.co.uk
We'll get right to my devilish ideas relating to 100% free online dating sites.
From the iftomm2003.com
Rightists simply see it as further evidence of a devilish communist conspiracy.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
- Devilishly: in a playfully devilish manner; "the socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever"
- 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"
- Playful in an appealingly bold way; "a roguish grin"
- (devilishly) diabolically: as a devil; in an evil manner; "his writing could be diabolically satiric"
- (devilishly) madly: (used as intensives) extremely; "she was madly in love"; "deadly dull"; "deadly earnest"; "deucedly clever"; "insanely jealous"
- Resembling a devil; Characteristic of a devil; Extreme, excessive; Devilishly
- (devilishness) The state or quality of being devilish
- Atrocious, enormous, excessively, exceedingly
