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mephistophelian

ADJECTIVE
  1. 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 mephistophelian In A Sentence

  • So hold the holy water and stifle the Mephistophelian pipe-organ toccata: Nestlé is using its corporate clout for good, not...evil. Forbes Faces Of The Week: June 19-23Faces Of The Week: June 19-23
  • William F. Buckley: The sophistication of the Mephistophelian creator of The Sopranos was never underrated. Archive 2007-06-01
  • So hold the holy water and stifle the Mephistophelian pipe-organ toccata: Nestlé is using its corporate clout for good, not...evil. Forbes Faces Of The Week: June 19-23Faces Of The Week: June 19-23
  • Mephistophelian shrewdness on his fellow-men and the society they form. Balzac
  • Physicians and other providers need to liberate themselves from the Faustian bargain they've cut with the Mephistophelian suits who now run their professional lives. The Health Insurance Mafia
  • a mephistophelian glint in his eye
  • Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's early caricature of "The Clown" deploys rapid ink strokes to create a wild Mephistophelian image. Making a Mockery of It All
  • There it was again, thought Aaron, looking doubtfully up into the younger man's Mephistophelian face. Ishmael
  • He's a trim 42-year-old who favors black shirts and a slightly Mephistophelian beard, and most Wikipedians revere him, but you wouldn't know that from the Jimmy Wales article in the encyclopedia, which rehearses some shady-sounding accusations: padding expenses, peddling pornography, editing his own Wikipedia page. Wikipedians Leave Cyberspace,
  • The reader may, perhaps, recall the high forehead and the singularly long black eyebrows that give such a Mephistophelian touch to his face. Twelve Stories and a Dream, by H. G. Wells
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