devilishness

  • 41devilish — ► ADJECTIVE 1) like a devil in evil and cruelty. 2) mischievous. 3) very difficult to deal with. ► ADVERB informal, dated ▪ very; extremely: a devilish clever chap. DERIVATIVES devilishly adverb devilishness …

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  • 42devilishly — devilish ► ADJECTIVE 1) like a devil in evil and cruelty. 2) mischievous. 3) very difficult to deal with. ► ADVERB informal, dated ▪ very; extremely: a devilish clever chap. DERIVATIVES devilishly adverb devilishness …

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  • 43devilish — [dev′ l ish] adj. [ME develish] 1. of or like a devil; wicked; cruel; diabolic 2. mischievous; energetic; reckless 3. Informal a) extremely bad b) very great; extreme adv. Informal extremely; excessively de …

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  • 44devilish — adj. & adv. adj. 1 of or like a devil; wicked. 2 mischievous. adv. colloq. very, extremely. Derivatives: devilishly adv. devilishness n …

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  • 45devilry, deviltry — ▶ noun 1 some devilry was afoot: WICKEDNESS, evil, sin, iniquity, vileness, badness, wrongdoing, dishonesty, unscrupulousness …

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  • 46Sa|tan|ism — «SAY tuh nihz uhm», noun. 1. the worship of Satan. Satanism had a vogue in France during the 1800 s. It was mostly a form of decadence rather than actual belief in Satan. 2. the principles of or rites used in this worship. 3. devilishness, as a… …

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