devilish

  • 11devilish — 1. adjective a) Resembling a devil. A devilish grin. b) Characteristic of a devil. A devilish effort yielded a devilish success. Syn: atrocious, demoniac …

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  • 12devilish — dev|il|ish1 [ devlıʃ ] adjective 1. ) evil or intended for an evil purpose: a devilish plot 2. ) intended to cause trouble, but not in a serious way: a devilish grin 3. ) INFORMAL used for emphasizing how difficult or unpleasant something is… …

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  • 13devilish — devilishly, adv. devilishness, n. /dev euh lish, dev lish/, adj. 1. of, like, or befitting a devil; diabolical; fiendish. 2. extreme; very great: a devilish mess. adv. 3. excessively; extremely: He s devilish proud. [1400 50; late ME. See DEVIL,… …

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  • 14devilish — dev|il|ish [ˈdevəlıʃ] adj 1.) literary very bad, difficult, or unpleasant ▪ devilish schemes to cheat people 2.) seeming likely to cause trouble, but in a way that is amusing or attractive ▪ Dalton looked at her with a devilish grin …

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  • 15devilish — adjective 1) a devilish grin Syn: diabolical, fiendish, demonic, satanic, demoniac, demoniacal; hellish, infernal; mischievous, wicked, impish, roguish 2) a devilish job Syn …

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  • 16devilish — I UK [ˈdev(ə)lɪʃ] / US adjective 1) evil, or intended for an evil purpose a devilish plot 2) intended to cause trouble, but not in a serious way a devilish grin 3) informal used for emphasizing how difficult or unpleasant something is II UK… …

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  • 17devilish — /ˈdɛvəlɪʃ/ (say devuhlish), /ˈdɛvlɪʃ/ (say devlish) adjective 1. of, like, or befitting a devil; diabolical; fiendish: *a cat like cunning, and a spirit of devilish volatility –marcus clarke, 1874. 2. Colloquial excessive; very great. –adverb 3.… …

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  • 19devilish — adj. Devilish is used with these nouns: ↑grin …

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  • 20devilish — adjective very bad, difficult, or unpleasant: devilish schemes …

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