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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : dev-uh-lish, dev-lish |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɛv ə lɪʃ, ˈdɛv lɪʃ |
Definition of devilish
Origin :- mid-15c.; see devil + -ish. Related: Devilishly; devilishness.
- adj wicked
- And a devilish piece of luck it was, for I have been hustling ever since.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
- Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox
- You are poor, devilish poor;—that the hole in your coat assures me.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Without that rootless, worthless, devilish fancy, I might have been no worse than other people!
- Extract from : « Salted With Fire » by George MacDonald
- That which falleth in Heaven is devilish, but that which stumbleth on earth is human.
- Extract from : « Selections from the Table Talk of Martin Luther » by Martin Luther
- By a devilish mischance she occupied the seat opposite 285 to mine.
- Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
- Besides, what do you think there is to do in this devilish desert?
- Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
- This devilish art is exceedingly amusing, only it does not bring in a sou.
- Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
- There was a devilish cruelty in every line in his hard, unyielding features.
- Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
- You didn't mean you was figgerin' to go to that devilish—to that Chapter?
- Extract from : « Cap'n Dan's Daughter » by Joseph C. Lincoln
Synonyms for devilish
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