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US
/ˈdɛvɫɪʃ/
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[ UK /dˈɛvɪlɪʃ/ ]
[ UK /dˈɛvɪlɪʃ/ ]
ADVERB
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in a playfully devilish manner
the socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever
ADJECTIVE
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playful in an appealingly bold way
a roguish grin -
showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
devilish schemes
the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen
a mephistophelian glint in his eye
the diabolical expression on his face
How To Use devilish In A Sentence
- The one are fellows called devilish good -- the other, fellows called devilish gentleman like. Godolphin, Complete
- The makeup for the Djinn character is creepy and evil, like some devilish creature from an R-rated version of Star Wars.
- Angie turned to see Maya standing there with a devilish grin.
- This twenty-something Wood-elf is not what you would call devilishly handsome yet is never-the-less attractive in a somewhat boyish way. Undefined
- Well, then, seriously, melodrama was the correct ticket and all that in 1840, but we've outgrown it; it's devilish demode to chuck things in people's faces. Lady Baltimore
- His character never lost his inherent devilishness though, and he'd worn that wicked smile through the entire movie.
- He was handsome, with a devilish charm.
- On the other hand, ‘bitter envy and selfish ambition’ does not come from above, ‘but is earthly, unspiritual, devilish’.
- You may be in devilish fine form to-day, but your throat is rotten. The Water Baby
- Goud has always exhibited a devilish irreverence for hierarchies, whether in art or in life.
