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   Dev·il·ish

   /ˈdevəliSH/

   

   adjective

   • 1. like or appropriate to a devil in evil and cruelty: "devilish tortures" Similar wickedevilaccursedsinfuliniquitousnefariousvilefoulabominableunspeakableloathsomemonstrousatrociousheinoushideousodioushorriblehorrifyingshockingappallingdreadfulawfulterribleghastlyabhorrentdespicabledamnablevillainousshamefuldepravedpervertedungodlydarkblackblack-heartedimmoralamoralviciouscruelsavagebrutishbestialbarbaricbarbarousrare:cacodemonicegregiousflagitiousfacinorous
   • ▪ mischievous and rakish: "a wide, devilish grin" Similar diabolicaldiabolicfiendishsatanicdemonicdemoniacdemoniacalMephistophelianhellishinfernalHadean
   • ▪ very difficult to deal with or use: "it turned out to be a devilish job" Similar difficulttrickyticklishtroublesomethornyawkwardproblematicproblemimpossiblemessyinformal:a bitch of athe (very) devil of aarchaic:kittle

   adverb

   • 1. very; extremely: informal, dated "a devilish clever chap"

   Derivatives

   • 1. devilishness noun

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