devilish

devilish
adj
1. diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, ghoulish; satanic, Mephistophelian, demonic, demoni-an, demoniac, demoniacal, cacodemonic; infernal, hellish.
2. damnable, accursed, execrable, abominable, horrible, horrid, hideous, monstrous, atrocious; base, vile, odious, obnoxious, villainous, sinister; wicked, iniquitous, evil, sinful, impious, Obs. scelerous, blackhearted, corrupt, depraved, Archaic. facinorous; reprobate, nefarious, flagitious, heinous; profligate, immoral, dissolute, vitiated, perverted, perverse; pestilential, malevolent, malicious, malign, maleficent, venomous, virulent; dire, black, dreadful, baleful.
3. merciless, heartless, hard-hearted, stony-hearted, unkind, unfeeling, cruel; relentless, unrelenting, unsparing, remorseless.
4. impish, mischievous, elfish, prankish; vexatious, troublesome, naughty, annoying.
5.Informal. excessive, great, enormous; terrible, awful. See excessive

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  • devilish — ► ADJECTIVE 1) like a devil in evil and cruelty. 2) mischievous. 3) very difficult to deal with. ► ADVERB informal, dated ▪ very; extremely: a devilish clever chap. DERIVATIVES devilishly adverb devilishness …   English terms dictionary

  • devilish — index cold blooded, cruel, diabolic, heinous, malevolent, malignant, nefarious, ruthless, vicious …   Law dictionary

  • devilish — mid 15c.; see DEVIL (Cf. devil) + ISH (Cf. ish). Related: Devilishly …   Etymology dictionary

  • devilish — diabolical, diabolic, *fiendish, demoniac, demonic Analogous words: *infernal, hellish: nefarious, iniquitous, villainous, *vicious Antonyms: angelic …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • devilish — [adj] wicked accursed, atrocious, bad, brutish, cloven footed, cursed, damnable, demoniac, demonic, detestable, diabolic, diabolical, evil, execrable, fiendish, hellborn, hellish, infernal, inhuman, iniquitous, Mephistophelian, nefarious, satanic …   New thesaurus

  • devilish — [dev′ l ish] adj. [ME develish] 1. of or like a devil; wicked; cruel; diabolic 2. mischievous; energetic; reckless 3. Informal a) extremely bad b) very great; extreme adv. Informal extremely; excessively de …   English World dictionary

  • devilish — [[t]de̱vəlɪʃ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A devilish idea or action is cruel or unpleasant. The Gulf war showed the devilish destructiveness of modern conventional weapons. Syn: atrocious 2) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (emphasis) You can use devilish… …   English dictionary

  • devilish — adjective Date: 15th century 1. resembling or befitting a devil: as a. evil, sinister b. mischievous, roguish < a devilish grin > 2. extreme < in a devilish hurry > • devilish …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Devilish — Pour Devilish, l ancien groupe de musique ayant donné naissance à Tokio Hotel, voir Tokio Hotel. Devilish Éditeur Sage s Creation Développeur Genki Date de sortie …   Wikipédia en Français

  • devilish — 1. adjective a) Resembling a devil. A devilish grin. b) Characteristic of a devil. A devilish effort yielded a devilish success. Syn: atrocious, demoniac …   Wiktionary

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