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English Dictionary: devilishly by the DICT Development Group
2 results for devilishly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
devilishly
adv
  1. as a devil; in an evil manner; "his writing could be diabolically satiric"
    Synonym(s): diabolically, devilishly, 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"
    Synonym(s): devilishly, devilish
  3. (used as intensives) extremely; "she was madly in love"; "deadly dull"; "deadly earnest"; "deucedly clever"; "insanely jealous"
    Synonym(s): madly, insanely, deadly, deucedly, devilishly
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. [bd]Devilish
            wickedness.[b8] --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.
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