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1devilish — ► 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 …
2devilish — [[t]de̱vəlɪʃ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A devilish idea or action is cruel or unpleasant. The Gulf war showed the devilish destructiveness of modern conventional weapons. Syn: atrocious 2) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (emphasis) You can use devilish… …
3devilish — dev|il|ish1 [ devlıʃ ] adjective 1. ) evil or intended for an evil purpose: a devilish plot 2. ) intended to cause trouble, but not in a serious way: a devilish grin 3. ) INFORMAL used for emphasizing how difficult or unpleasant something is… …
4devilish — dev|il|ish [ˈdevəlıʃ] adj 1.) literary very bad, difficult, or unpleasant ▪ devilish schemes to cheat people 2.) seeming likely to cause trouble, but in a way that is amusing or attractive ▪ Dalton looked at her with a devilish grin …
5devilish — adjective 1) a devilish grin Syn: diabolical, fiendish, demonic, satanic, demoniac, demoniacal; hellish, infernal; mischievous, wicked, impish, roguish 2) a devilish job Syn …
6devilish — I UK [ˈdev(ə)lɪʃ] / US adjective 1) evil, or intended for an evil purpose a devilish plot 2) intended to cause trouble, but not in a serious way a devilish grin 3) informal used for emphasizing how difficult or unpleasant something is II UK… …
7devilish — adjective very bad, difficult, or unpleasant: devilish schemes …
8devilish — adjective like or appropriate to a devil in evil and cruelty. ↘mischievous and rakish. ↘very difficult to deal with or use. adverb informal, dated very; extremely. Derivatives devilishly adverb devilishness noun …
9have a devilish time — informal + somewhat old fashioned : to have a difficult time doing something We had a devilish time finding a parking space. • • • Main Entry: ↑devilish …
10devilishly — 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 …
