Devilish
adjective
Related to the devil or evil in nature, wicked.
She had a devilish grin on her face when she plotted the prank.
Often appears as...
- devilish grin
- devilish act
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Disapproving
adjective
Very difficult or annoying.
The puzzle was devilish hard for me to solve.
Often appears as...
- devilish hard
- devilish tricky
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Informal, Disapproving
adjective
Playfully mischievous or naughty.
Her devilish charm was hard to resist.
Often appears as...
- devilish charm
- devilish smile
adjective
Related to the devil or evil in nature, wicked.
She had a devilish grin on her face when she plotted the prank.
Often appears as...
- devilish grin
- devilish act
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Very difficult or annoying.
The puzzle was devilish hard for me to solve.
Often appears as...
- devilish hard
- devilish tricky
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
adjective
Playfully mischievous or naughty.
Her devilish charm was hard to resist.
Often appears as...
- devilish charm
- devilish smile
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Evoke Suspicion
Use 'devilish' to suggest someone's intentions are hidden and possibly harmful.
He whispered a devilish plan into her ear.
Pro Tip 2/3Morally Dark
'Devilish' can imply that an action or idea is morally wrong and should be avoided.
The scheme had a devilish nature, bordering on cruelty.
Pro Tip 3/3Culturally Sensitive
Be aware that religious individuals might find the term 'devilish' offensive or disturbing.
His beliefs made him interpret the movie's theme as devilish.
Pro Tip 1/3Evoke Suspicion
Use 'devilish' to suggest someone's intentions are hidden and possibly harmful.
He whispered a devilish plan into her ear.
Pro Tip 2/3Morally Dark
'Devilish' can imply that an action or idea is morally wrong and should be avoided.
The scheme had a devilish nature, bordering on cruelty.
Pro Tip 3/3Culturally Sensitive
Be aware that religious individuals might find the term 'devilish' offensive or disturbing.
His beliefs made him interpret the movie's theme as devilish.
Pro Tip 1/3Evoke Suspicion
Use 'devilish' to suggest someone's intentions are hidden and possibly harmful.
He whispered a devilish plan into her ear.
Pro Tip 2/3Morally Dark
'Devilish' can imply that an action or idea is morally wrong and should be avoided.
The scheme had a devilish nature, bordering on cruelty.
Pro Tip 3/3Culturally Sensitive
Be aware that religious individuals might find the term 'devilish' offensive or disturbing.
His beliefs made him interpret the movie's theme as devilish.
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Haitian Voodoo PIPE...
seem like black magic but the powers of the spirit world work for both good and evil when I heard that people saying that voodoo is devilish people drinking blood eating fresh meats you know I've get upset because I never been a part of
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How the pandemic will...
Yeah, that is devilish cunning by the virus. I mean, how much is that nonsymptomatic transmission as a percentage of total transmission? I've heard numbers it could be as much as half of all transmissions are basically presymptomatic.
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Haitian Voodoo PIPE...
seem like black magic but the powers of the spirit world work for both good and evil when I heard that people saying that voodoo is devilish people drinking blood eating fresh meats you know I've get upset because I never been a part of
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How the pandemic will...
Yeah, that is devilish cunning by the virus. I mean, how much is that nonsymptomatic transmission as a percentage of total transmission? I've heard numbers it could be as much as half of all transmissions are basically presymptomatic.
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Quote examples
Deborah Tannen
American Sociologist
Women as mothers grapple with corresponding contradictions. The adoration they feel for their grown daughters, mixed with the sense of responsibility for their well-being, can be overwhelming, matched only by the hurt they feel when their attempts to help or just stay connected are rebuffed or even excoriated as criticism or devilish interference.
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Chantal Sutherland
Canadian Athlete
There was a pony named Barbapoppa that I received at the age of five, and he was very mischievous and maybe even devilish. Barbapoppa was the most fabulous first animal I was to have and challenged me much.
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Howard Jacobson
British Novelist
If the Jew transmogrified into the Devil for the medieval church, he retained his devilish characteristics as Christian sentiment found other places to express itself, early socialism being one of them.
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Robert Green Ingersoll
American Lawyer
Every good government is made up of good families. The unit of good government is the family, and anything that tends to destroy the family is perfectly devilish and infamous.
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Sonya Levien
The ugly is very appealing to man. It's instinct. One shrinks from the ugly, yet wants to look at it. There's a devilish fascination in it. We extract pleasure from horror.
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Robert Greene
English Playwright
Female psychotic bosses can be particularly devilish. They will tend to mix in a lot of passive aggression, making you feel guilty for all kinds of things.
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W. E. B. Du Bois
American Writer
But what of black women?... I most sincerely doubt if any other race of women could have brought its fineness up through so devilish a fire.
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Steven Berkoff
English Actor
I do a devilish borscht, and I'm very good at pickles. I used to make jars and jars of sweet-and-sour pickled cucumbers.
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James Reston
American Journalist
This is the very devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim.
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Chelsea Handler
American Comedian
I'm a devilish kind of person, but I embrace it. I don't try to fight it. It's proven very well for me.
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Deborah Tannen
American Sociologist
Women as mothers grapple with corresponding contradictions. The adoration they feel for their grown daughters, mixed with the sense of responsibility for their well-being, can be overwhelming, matched only by the hurt they feel when their attempts to help or just stay connected are rebuffed or even excoriated as criticism or devilish interference.
Quote examples
Chantal Sutherland
Canadian Athlete
There was a pony named Barbapoppa that I received at the age of five, and he was very mischievous and maybe even devilish. Barbapoppa was the most fabulous first animal I was to have and challenged me much.
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Howard Jacobson
British Novelist
If the Jew transmogrified into the Devil for the medieval church, he retained his devilish characteristics as Christian sentiment found other places to express itself, early socialism being one of them.
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Robert Green Ingersoll
American Lawyer
Every good government is made up of good families. The unit of good government is the family, and anything that tends to destroy the family is perfectly devilish and infamous.
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Sonya Levien
The ugly is very appealing to man. It's instinct. One shrinks from the ugly, yet wants to look at it. There's a devilish fascination in it. We extract pleasure from horror.
Quote examples
Robert Greene
English Playwright
Female psychotic bosses can be particularly devilish. They will tend to mix in a lot of passive aggression, making you feel guilty for all kinds of things.
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W. E. B. Du Bois
American Writer
But what of black women?... I most sincerely doubt if any other race of women could have brought its fineness up through so devilish a fire.
Quote examples
Steven Berkoff
English Actor
I do a devilish borscht, and I'm very good at pickles. I used to make jars and jars of sweet-and-sour pickled cucumbers.
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James Reston
American Journalist
This is the very devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim.
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Chelsea Handler
American Comedian
I'm a devilish kind of person, but I embrace it. I don't try to fight it. It's proven very well for me.
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