devilish
Adjective Satellite
- showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
- "devilish schemes"
- playful in an appealingly bold way
Adverb
- in a playfully devilish manner
- "the socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever"
Adj
- Resembling a devil.
- Wicked, evil.
- Roguish or mischievous.
- Extreme, excessive.
Adv
- Devilishly; very; exceedingly.
Adjective
- Having characteristics associated with a devil; wickedly mischievous.
Examples
- A devilish effort yielded a devilish success.
- a devilish grin
- Her devillish grin suggested she had just spotted a triple-word score for her opponent.
- I had a devilish time moving the wardrobe downstairs.
- It was devilish hot outside today.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English develissh, develyssh, equivalent to devil + -ish. Cognate with Saterland Frisian düvelsk, düüwelsk (“devilish”), West Frisian duvelsk (“devilish”), Dutch duivels (“devilish”), German Low German düvelsk (“devilish”), German teuflisch (“devilish”), Danish djævelsk (“devilish”), Swedish djävulsk (“devilish”),
Norwegian djevelsk (“devilish”).
Synonyms
devilishly, diabolic, diabolical, mephistophelean, mephistophelian, rascally, roguish, atrocious, demoniac, demonic, deuced, evil, excessive, extreme, fiendish, ghoulish, hellish, infernal, malicious, mischievous, nefarious, ogreish, reprobate, satanic, satanical, unhallowed, wicked
Scrabble Score: 15
devilish: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddevilish: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
devilish: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary