devilish
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
devilish schemes
Related & opposite
- Mephistopheles derivation
- hellion derivation
- ogre derivation
- evil similar to
Sense 2 adverb
in a playfully devilish manner
the socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever
Related & opposite
- diabolic derived from
Sense 3 adjective
playful in an appealingly bold way
a roguish grin
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | Mephistopheles |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | hellion |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | ogre |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | evil |
| 2 | derived from | Related & opposite | diabolic |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | rascality |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | scamp |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | playful |