 devilishly |
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| 1. | [ adverb ] in a playfully devilish manner | |
| Synonyms: | devilish | |
| Examples: | "the socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever" |
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| Related terms: | devilish devilish | |
| 2. | [ adverb ] as a devil; in an evil manner | |
| Synonyms: | fiendishly diabolically | |
| Examples: | "his writing could be diabolically satiric" |
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| Related terms: | devilish demonic demonic demonic devilish | |
| 3. | [ adverb ] (used as intensives) extremely | |
| Synonyms: | insanely deadly deucedly madly | |
| Examples: | "she was madly in love" "deadly dull" "deadly earnest" "deucedly clever" "insanely jealous" |
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| Related terms: | intensifier | |
| Similar spelling: |
devilish devilise devilize Debellis |
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