devilish English

Meaning devilish meaning

What does devilish mean?

devilish

— adjective (= diabolic, diabolical, mephistophelian) 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

— adjective (= roguish) playful in an appealingly bold way a roguish grin

— adverb (= devilishly) in a playfully devilish manner the socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever

Synonyms devilish synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as devilish?

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fiendish

diabolical

diabolic

satanic

hellish

demoniac

evil

demonic

roguish

rascally

devilishly

demoniacal

wicked

vile

mephistophelian

mephistophelean

mean

infernal

ghoulish

despicable

damned

damnable

blinking

bad

Satanic

waggish

villainous

tricky person

sulphurous

sinful

scoundrelly

scoundrel

savage

rogue

rascal

of a fiendish character

moron

mischievous

machiavellian

implike

impish

hussy

helluva

harmful

goddamn

god-awful

gigantic

fool

flaming

fiendishly

Topics devilish topics

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