devilish
1Devilish — Dev il*ish, a. 1. Resembling, characteristic of, or pertaining to, the devil; diabolical; wicked in the extreme. Devilish wickedness. Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. James… …
2devilish — ► 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 …
3devilish — index cold blooded, cruel, diabolic, heinous, malevolent, malignant, nefarious, ruthless, vicious …
4devilish — mid 15c.; see DEVIL (Cf. devil) + ISH (Cf. ish). Related: Devilishly …
5devilish — diabolical, diabolic, *fiendish, demoniac, demonic Analogous words: *infernal, hellish: nefarious, iniquitous, villainous, *vicious Antonyms: angelic …
6devilish — [adj] wicked accursed, atrocious, bad, brutish, cloven footed, cursed, damnable, demoniac, demonic, detestable, diabolic, diabolical, evil, execrable, fiendish, hellborn, hellish, infernal, inhuman, iniquitous, Mephistophelian, nefarious, satanic …
7devilish — [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 …
8devilish — [[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… …
9devilish — adjective Date: 15th century 1. resembling or befitting a devil: as a. evil, sinister b. mischievous, roguish < a devilish grin > 2. extreme < in a devilish hurry > • devilish …
10Devilish — Pour Devilish, l ancien groupe de musique ayant donné naissance à Tokio Hotel, voir Tokio Hotel. Devilish Éditeur Sage s Creation Développeur Genki Date de sortie …
