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Grammar : Noun
Spell : dev-uh l-tree
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɛv əl tri



Definition of deviltry

  • noun mischief
Example sentences :
  • I think you'd better get rid of that Shandy serpent; he seems ripe for any deviltry.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • Still, I will see that they are not left long to carry on their work of deviltry.
  • Extract from : « Buffalo Bill's Spy Trailer » by Colonel Prentiss Ingraham
  • The spirit of deviltry was stronger than it had ever been in the history of the county.
  • Extract from : « They of the High Trails » by Hamlin Garland
  • I cannot tell how she feels toward him; I know she has often tried to reclaim him from his deviltry.
  • Extract from : « Whispering Smith » by Frank H. Spearman
  • Some imp of deviltry in me moved me to change my seat for one beside his.
  • Extract from : « The Pirate of Panama » by William MacLeod Raine
  • She left shortly after you went, and she means some deviltry.
  • Extract from : « Riders of the Silences » by John Frederick
  • In reality, he was deeper in deviltry than ever in his life.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Outlaw » by Emerson Hough
  • Black MacQueen would go the limit in deviltry if he set his mind to it.
  • Extract from : « Brand Blotters » by William MacLeod Raine
  • Many joined Clark for mere adventure, for plunder and deviltry.
  • Extract from : « Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6 » by Charles H. Sylvester
  • All Nate did know, or the little he knowed, was badness an' deviltry.
  • Extract from : « The Brass Bound Box » by Evelyn Raymond

Synonyms for deviltry

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