ADJECTIVE
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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