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   Mephistophelian

   /məˌfistəˈfēlēən/

   

   adjective

   • 1. wicked; fiendish: "a Mephistophelian cackle"

   Word Origin early 19th century: from Mephistopheles, an evil spirit to whom Faust, in the German legend, sold his soul.

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