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Definition of Devilish

1. Adjective. Showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil. "A mephistophelian glint in his eye"

2. Adverb. In a playfully devilish manner. "The socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever"

3. Adjective. Playful in an appealingly bold way. "A roguish grin"

Definition of Devilish

1. a. Resembling, characteristic of, or pertaining to, the devil; diabolical; wicked in the extreme.

Definition of Devilish

1. Adjective. Resembling a devil. ¹

2. Adjective. Characteristic of a devil. ¹

3. Adjective. (informal) Extreme, excessive. ¹

4. Adverb. (informal) Devilishly. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Devilish

1. fiendish [adj] - See also: fiendish

Lexicographical Neighbors of Devilish

devil tree devil worshiper devildom devildoms deviled deviled egg deviless devilesses devilet devilets

devilfish devilfishes deviling devilings devilise devilish (current term) devilishly devilishness devilishnesses devilism

devilisms devilize devilized devilizes devilizing devilkin devilkins devilled devilled sausages devilless

Literary usage of Devilish

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Crabb's English Synonyms by George Crabb (1917)
"DIABOLIC, devilish, FIENDISH, SATANIC. These words all mean resembling the devil or the powers of evil, and differ very little in meaning. ..."

2. Southern History of the War by Edward Alfred Pollard (1865)
"devilish Penalties for " the Secession City."—Dahlgren's Part of the Programme.—His Night Attack on Sumter.—His Failure.—Safety of Charleston. ..."

3. A Cycle of Adams Letters, 1861-1865 by Charles Francis Adams, Henry Adams (1920)
"I need n't say that the articles are devilish good and made me blue for a day, thinking of my own weak endeavors in the same way. ..."

4. Humour, Wit, & Satire of the Seventeenth Century by John Ashton (1883)
"Their Meeting house was an Ale-wives Bench, fix'd in a Street that is termed Old; Their Speaker was a Play-house-Wench both and Thief, and a devilish Scold. ..."

5. Humour, Wit, & Satire of the Seventeenth Century by John Ashton (1883)
"Their Meeting house was an Ale-wives Bench, fix'd in a Street that is termed Old; Their Speaker was a Play-house-Wench both and Thief, and a devilish Scold. ..."

6. Sufferings Endured for a Free Government: Or, A History of the Cruelties and by Thomas L. Wilson (1864)
"... devilish TORTURE. ON or about the 3d of September, 1863, a party of rebel fiends visited the house of a well-known Union man (whose name we refrain from ..."

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