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| 1. | [ adjective ] showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil | |
| Synonyms: | diabolical mephistophelian mephistophelean diabolic | |
| Examples: | "devilish schemes" "the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen" "the diabolical expression on his face" "a mephistophelian glint in his eye" |
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| Related terms: | evil | |
| 2. | [ adverb ] in a playfully devilish manner | |
| Synonyms: | devilishly | |
| Examples: | "the socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever" |
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| 3. | [ adjective ] playful in an appealingly bold way | |
| Synonyms: | roguish rascally | |
| Examples: | "a roguish grin" |
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| Related terms: | playful | |
| Similar spelling: |
devilishly devilise devilize Debellis |
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