devilish
Meanings
Adjective Satellite
- showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
- "devilish schemes"
- playful in an appealingly bold way
Adverb
- in a playfully devilish manner
- "the socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever"
Adj
- Resembling a devil.
- Wicked, evil.
- Roguish or mischievous.
- Extreme, excessive.
Adv
- Devilishly; very; exceedingly.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English develissh, develyssh, equivalent to devil + -ish. Cognate with Saterland Frisian düvelsk, düüwelsk (“devilish”), West Frisian duvelsk (“devilish”), Dutch duivels (“devilish”), German Low German düvelsk (“devilish”), German teuflisch (“devilish”), Danish djævelsk (“devilish”), Swedish djävulsk (“devilish”),
Norwegian djevelsk (“devilish”).
Synonyms
atrocious, demoniac, demonic, deuced, devilishly, diabolic, diabolical, evil, excessive, extreme, fiendish, ghoulish, hellish, infernal, malicious, mephistophelean, mephistophelian, mischievous, nefarious, ogreish, rascally, reprobate, roguish, satanic, satanical, unhallowed, wicked
Scrabble Score: 15
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