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deviltry

[ dev-uhl-tree ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural dev·il·tries.

First recorded in 1780–90; variant of devilry

She had looked so small and young; and who could know what deviltry lurked abroad that night?

Having permitted her to influence him so far, out of pure deviltry, he seemed determined to make her regret it.

He characterized both the meta or medicine dances and the wabeno dances by a term which may be translated deviltry.

She left shortly after you went, and she means some deviltry.

What of decency or what of deviltry lay behind the mask that Renwick had seen?

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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