devilish
1. showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil (Freq. 1)
- devilish schemes
- the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen
- the diabolical expression on his face
- a mephistophelian glint in his eye
• Syn:
diabolic, diabolical, mephistophelian, mephistophelean
• Similar to:
evil
• Derivationally related forms:
Mephistopheles (for: mephistophelean), Mephistopheles (for: mephistophelian), devil (for: diabolic)
2. playful in an appealingly bold way
- a roguish grin
• Syn:
rascally, roguish
• Similar to:
playful
• Derivationally related forms:
roguishness (for: roguish), rascal (for: rascally)
in a playfully devilish manner
- the socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever
• Syn:
devilishly
• Derived from adjective:
devilish (for: devilishly)
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