What does devilish mean?

Definitions for devilish
ˈdɛv ə lɪʃ, ˈdɛv lɪʃdev·il·ish

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. devilish, diabolic, diabolical, mephistophelian, mephistopheleanadjective

    showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil

    "devilish schemes"; "the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen"; "the diabolical expression on his face"; "a mephistophelian glint in his eye"

  2. devilish, rascally, roguishadverb

    playful in an appealingly bold way

    "a roguish grin"

  3. devilishly, devilishadverb

    in a playfully devilish manner

    "the socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever"

Wiktionary

  1. devilishadverb

    Devilishly.

  2. devilishadjective

    Resembling a devil.

  3. devilishadjective

    Characteristic of a devil.

    A devilish grin.

  4. devilishadjective

    Extreme, excessive.

    A devilish effort yielded a devilish success.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Devilishadjective

    Etymology: from devil.

    Gynecia took a farther conceit of it, mistrusting greatly Cecropia, because she had heard much of the devilish wickedness of her heart. Philip Sidney, b. i.

    For grief thereof, and devilish despight,
    From his infernal furnaces forth he threw
    Huge flames, that dimmed all the heaven’s light,
    Enroll’d in duskish smoak and brimstone blue. Fairy Queen.

    In hollow cube
    He trains his devilish engin’ry, impal’d
    On ev’ry side with shadowy squadrons deep. John Milton, P. Lost.

    The dutchess, by his subornation,
    Upon my life began her devilish practices. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

    A devilish knave! besides the knave is handsome, young, and blyth: all those requisites are in him that delight. William Shakespeare.

Wikipedia

  1. devilish

    A devil is the personification of evil as it is conceived in various cultures and religious traditions. It is seen as the objectification of a hostile and destructive force. Jeffrey Burton Russell states that the different conceptions of the devil can be summed up as 1) a principle of evil independent from God, 2) an aspect of God, 3) a created being turning evil (a fallen angel), and 4) a symbol of human evil.: 23 Each tradition, culture, and religion with a devil in its mythos offers a different lens on manifestations of evil. The history of these perspectives intertwines with theology, mythology, psychiatry, art, and literature developing independently within each of the traditions. It occurs historically in many contexts and cultures, and is given many different names—Satan, Lucifer, Beelzebub, Mephistopheles, Iblis—and attributes: it is portrayed as blue, black, or red; it is portrayed as having horns on its head, and without horns, and so on. While depictions of the devil are usually taken seriously, there are times when it is treated less seriously; when, for example, devil figures are used in advertising and on candy wrappers.

ChatGPT

  1. devilish

    Devilish refers to something or someone that is characteristic of, or resembling a devil in an evil, cunning, or mischievous way. It can imply wickedness, malicious behavior, cruelty, or trickery. Alternatively, it can also describe a playful or mildly mischievous action or demeanor.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Devilishadjective

    resembling, characteristic of, or pertaining to, the devil; diabolical; wicked in the extreme

  2. Devilishadjective

    extreme; excessive

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of devilish in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of devilish in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of devilish in a Sentence

  1. James Reston:

    This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim.

  2. Kubrat Pulev:

    I will donate 50% of the money I earn from the match with Joshua to the tireless heroes in the fight against the coronavirus, i will give doctors, nurses and hospitals the necessary equipment to deal with this devilish virus.

  3. Jamie Ann Hunt:

    My kittens look at me like little angels, and always after doing something especially devilish.

  4. Elizabeth Barrett Browning:

    The devil's most devilish when respectable.

  5. Benjamin Franklin:

    To err is human, to repent divine, to persist devilish.

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Translations for devilish

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  • страхотен, голям, сатанински, дяволскиBulgarian
  • teuflischGerman
  • διαβολικόςGreek
  • diabólicoSpanish
  • infernal, diaboliqueFrench
  • állati, ördögi, sátáni, pokoliHungarian
  • 悪魔的, 残忍, 非常Japanese
  • verduiveld, diabolisch, satanisch, deksels, duivelsDutch
  • diabelskiPolish
  • diabólico, extremoPortuguese
  • адский, страшный, сатанинский, чёртовый, чертовский, дьявольскийRussian
  • ђаволаст, враголаст, vragolast, đavolastSerbo-Croatian
  • jävlig, djävulsk, djävligSwedish

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