- 1. a. Resembling, characteristic of, or pertaining to, the devil; diabolical; wicked in the extreme. Source: opted
- 2. a. Extreme; excessive. Source: opted
- 3. adj. showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil Source: wordnet
- 4. adj. playful in an appealingly bold way Source: wordnet
- 5. adv. in a playfully devilish manner Source: wordnet
- 6. 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. Source: webster
- 7. j:100 s. showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil s. playful in an appealingly bold way Source: ecdict
Home / Dictionary / devilish
devilish
Thesaurus links
Related headwords in VividLex — dictionary ↔ thesaurus bridge for exploration and SEO depth.
From the definitions
Explore more
← devilise