Devilish
['dev(ə)lɪʃ] or ['dɛvəlɪʃ]
Definition
(adj.) 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' .
(adj.) playful in an appealingly bold way; 'a roguish grin' .
Inputed by Andre--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Resembling, characteristic of, or pertaining to, the devil; diabolical; wicked in the extreme.
(a.) Extreme; excessive.
Checker: Nona
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Diabolical, satanic, infernal, atrocious, impious, wicked.
Checker: Peggy
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See ANGELIC]
Typist: Oliver
Examples
- She's devilish like Miss Cutler that I used to meet at Dumdum, only fairer. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Devilish cold,' he added pettishly, 'standing at that door, wasting one's time with such seedy vagabonds! Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Devilish true, and very well put, cried a voice at the entrance of the boat-house. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- In her soul she's a devilish unbeliever, common as dirt. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- This is devilish good! Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- And don't,' said Fledgeby, 'don't, I entreat you as a favour, Mr Riah, be so devilish meek, for I know what'll follow if you are. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Because when Tom Gradgrind, with his new lights, tells me that what I say is unreasonable, I am convinced at once it must be devilish sensible. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Devilish good, ain't it, Lammle? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- This is devilish good of you. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- It's devilish odd that he need go and die at MY place! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- You're a devilish amiable-looking fellow, Copperfield. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Perhaps not,' said Fascination Fledgeby, with great quickness of repartee; 'but I expect it will be devilish warm to-morrow. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Devilish free, now I've signed those papers, cuss him! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- What prompted you to the devilish invention? Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Don't you bring me any more of your devilish things! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- He stared back at her, devilish and unchanging. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Casaubon has devilish good reasons, you may be sure, for turning the cold shoulder on a young fellow whose bringing-up he paid for. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- You may think his morals devilish, but you cannot accuse him of quoting scripture. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Devilish good--devilish good,' said the Seidlitz-powder man. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Devilish fine gal at Dutton's. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Devilish high society,' he said, warming his legs. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Why, Watson, let us put their own devilish trade-mark upon them. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- It's Devilish still. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- He said it was no derogation from a man's dignity to confess that I was a devilish good fellow. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- The Sergeant, with his devilish cunning, took on not to have noticed them at all. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- And a devilish deal better than too much, said Mr. Hawley, whose bad language was notorious in that part of the county. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- That devilish Professor you were always writing about. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Loerke turned to Gerald, a devilish leer on his bright-skinned face. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Self-willed--devilish self-willed sometimes--I grant; but the finest creature, nevertheless, that ever walked the ways of this lower world. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Mutton's mutton, said the Baronet, and a devilish good thing. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
Typist: Oliver