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devilish
[
dev
-
uh
-lish
,
dev
-lish
]
Origin
dev·il·ish
/
ˈdɛv
ə
lɪʃ
,
ˈdɛv
lɪʃ
/
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[
dev
-
uh
-lish
,
dev
-lish
]
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adjective
1.
of, like, or befitting a devil; diabolical; fiendish.
2.
extreme; very great:
a devilish mess.
adverb
3.
excessively; extremely:
He's devilish proud.
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English.
See
devil
,
-ish
1
Related forms
dev·il·ish·ly,
adverb
dev·il·ish·ness,
noun
su·per·dev·il·ish,
adjective
su·per·dev·il·ish·ly,
adverb
su·per·dev·il·ish·ness,
noun
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un·dev·il·ish,
adjective
COLLAPSE
Synonyms
1.
satanic, demoniac, infernal.
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devilish
(ˈdɛvəlɪʃ, ˈdɛvlɪʃ)
—
adj
1.
of, resembling, or befitting a devil; diabolic; fiendish
—
adv
, —
adj
2.
(intensifier):
devilish good food
;
this devilish heat
'devilishly
—
adv
'devilishness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
devilish
late 15c., from
devil
+
-ish
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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