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devilishly |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Devilish \Dev"il*ish\, a. 1. Resembling, characteristic of or pertaining to the devil; diabolical; wicked in the extreme. ``Devilish wickedness.'' --Sir P. Sidney. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. --James iii. 15. 2. Extreme; excessive. [Colloq.] --Dryden. Syn: Diabolical; infernal; hellish; satanic; wicked; malicious; detestable; destructive. -- {Dev"il*ish*ly}, adv -- {Dev"il*ish*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: devilishly adv 1: as a devil; in an evil manner; "his writing could be diabolically satiric" [syn: {diabolically}, {fiendishly}] 2: in a playfully devilish manner; "the socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever" [syn: {devilish}] 3: (used as intensives) extremely; "she was madly in love"; "deadly dull"; "deadly earnest"; "deucedly clever"; "insanely jealous" [syn: {madly}, {insanely}, {deadly}, {deucedly}]
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