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devilish > 3 senses
ADJECTIVE1devilish, diabolic, diabolical, mephistophelian, mephistopheleanShowing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
2devilish, rascally, roguishPlayful in an appealingly bold way
ADVERB1devilish, devilishlyIn a playfully devilish manner
devilish > pronunciation
Soundsdeh'vlihsh
Rhymesabolish, accomplish, admonish, and 156 more rhymes in ihsh...
devilish > adjective 1
MeaningShowing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil.
Examples"devilish schemes"
Synonymsdiabolic, diabolical, mephistophelian, mephistophelean
Similar toevil
Adverbsdevilishly; devilishly
devilish > adjective 2
MeaningPlayful in an appealingly bold way.
Synonymsrascally, roguish
Similar toplayful
devilish > adverb
MeaningIn a playfully devilish manner.
Examples"the socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever"
Synonymsdevilishly

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