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De - Pt| English Dictionary: devilishness | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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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. | |
