Devilish

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of, resembling, or characteristic of a devil, as:
  • adj. Malicious; evil.
  • adj. Mischievous, teasing, or annoying.
  • adj. Excessive; extreme: devilish heat.
  • ad. Extremely; very.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Resembling a devil.
  • adj. Characteristic of a devil.
  • adj. Extreme, excessive.
  • ad. Devilishly.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Resembling, characteristic of, or pertaining to, the devil; diabolical; wicked in the extreme.
  • adj. Extreme; excessive.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Characteristic of the devil; befitting the devil, or a devil or demon; diabolical; malignant: as, a devilish scheme; devilish conduct.
  • Extreme; enormous.
  • Synonyms Satanic, infernal, hellish, impious, wicked, atrocious, nefarious.
  • Excessively; enormously.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • ad. in a playfully devilish manner
  • adj. showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
  • adj. playful in an appealingly bold way
  • Equivalent
    evil    playful   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    malicious    diabolical    detestable    destructive    hellish    infernal    satanic    wicked    extreme    excessive   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    diabolical    wicked    malicious    infernal    hellish    satanic    sinister    inhuman    murderous    malevolent