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Definition of The devil
1. Noun. Something difficult or awkward to do or deal with. "It will be the devil to solve"
Definition of The devil
1. Adverb. (idiomatic) (non-gloss definition Used to add emphasis to a question or statement.) ¹
2. Noun. (&lit the devil) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of The Devil
Literary usage of The devil
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hamlet by William Shakespeare (2001)
"1845) both conjectured 'If habit's devil;' the latter paraphrases: 'If that
monster, custom, which in general is the devil of habit, ..."
2. The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan (1846)
"... who continually, with the oil of his grace, maintains the work already begun
in the heart; by the means of which, notwithstanding what the devil can do, ..."
3. The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come by John Bunyan (1879)
"... but indeed will do nothing for him; whose leaves are fair, but their heart
good for nothing but to be tinder for the devil's tinder-box. ..."
4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"In many works or appearances of an extraordinary character, the devil was ...
All representations of the Devil during the first four centuries of our era ..."
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