a devilish temper.
SYNONYM(S): diabolical, execrable, fiendish, satanic.The boys played devilish pranks on Halloween.
He's tough, ma'am,…tough and devilish sly (Dickens).
SYNONYM(S): exceedingly.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
dev|il|ish — «DEHV uh lihsh, DEHV lihsh», adjective, adverb. –adj. 1. like a devil; worthy of the Devil; very cruel; wicked: »a devilish temper. SYNONYM(S): diabolical, execrable, fiendish, satanic. 2. mischievous or daring: »The boys played devilish pranks… … Useful english dictionary
dev´il|ish|ness — dev|il|ish «DEHV uh lihsh, DEHV lihsh», adjective, adverb. –adj. 1. like a devil; worthy of the Devil; very cruel; wicked: »a devilish temper. SYNONYM(S): diabolical, execrable, fiendish, satanic. 2. mischievous or daring: »The boys played… … Useful english dictionary
dev·il·ish — … Useful english dictionary
ish — ish·er·wood; ish·kash·mi; ish·kyl·dite; ish·ma·el; ish·ma·el·ite; ish·ma·el·it·ish; ish·ma·el·it·ish; is·land·ish; ivory tower·ish; jad·ish; jew·ish·ness; jin·go·ish; kent·ish; kent·ish·man; kick·ish; kit·ten·ish; knav·ish; knav·ish·ly;… … English syllables
dev — be·dev·il·ler; be·dev·il·ment; dare·dev·il·ish; dare·dev·il·try; dev·as·tate; dev·as·ta·tion; dev·as·ta·tive; dev·as·ta·tor; dev·as·ta·vit; dev·il·dom; dev·il·er; dev·il·ism; dev·il·ize; dev·il·kin; dev·il·ment; dev·il·ry; dev·il·ward; dev·i·sat; … English syllables
devilish — dev·il·ish … English syllables
devilishly — dev·il·ish·ly … English syllables
devilish — dev•il•ish [[t]ˈdɛv ə lɪʃ, ˈdɛv lɪʃ[/t]] adj. 1) of, like, or befitting a devil 2) extreme; very great: a devilish mess[/ex] 3) excessively; extremely • Etymology: 1400–50 dev′il•ish•ly, adv. dev′il•ish•ness, n … From formal English to slang
devilish — dev|il|ish [ˈdevəlıʃ] adj 1.) literary very bad, difficult, or unpleasant ▪ devilish schemes to cheat people 2.) seeming likely to cause trouble, but in a way that is amusing or attractive ▪ Dalton looked at her with a devilish grin … Dictionary of contemporary English
devilishly — dev|il|ish|ly [ˈdevəlıʃli] adv [+ adjective/adverb] old fashioned very used to show that you think something is annoying or bad ▪ a devilishly difficult task … Dictionary of contemporary English
