devilish

Speech parts

1. devilish - Adjective

2. devilish - Adverb

3. devilish - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Resembling, characteristic of, or pertaining to, the devil; diabolical; wicked in the extreme.

Extreme; excessive.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

diabolical satanic infernal malicious wicked hellish diabolic evil demonic mischievous atrocious nefarious roguish ghoulish fiendish
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Antonyms

holy angelica angelique beneficent just rather
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Phrases with the word

devilish hag devilish dog

Examples

Never confuse the person, formed in the image of God, with the evil that is in him: because evil is but a chance misfortune, an illness, a devilish reverie. But the very essence of the person is the image of God, and this remains in him despite every disfigurement. John of Kronstadt

He 's tough, ma'am, tough is J. B. tough and devilish sly. Charles Dickens

This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim. James Reston

Be frustrate, all ye stratagems of Hell, And devilish machinations come to nought. John Milton

When the shark laughs with the dolphin, there is a devilish spirit at play. Tahitian Proverb

The smaller the master the more devilish. Finnish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

devilfishes deviling devilise devilish dog devilish hag devilishly