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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Adj
Pronunciation: /ˈdɛvəlɪʃ/
Pronunciation (ENPR): dĕvʹəl

Definition 1:
• Resembling a devil.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: demoniac, demonic, diabolic, diabolical, hellish, infernal, fiendish, satanic, satanical, unhallowed, cacodaemoniacal, daemonical, demoniacal, demonical, demonish, demonlike, demonly, devilish, fallen angelic, fiendlike

Definition 2:
• Evil, wicked.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: atrocious, deuced, malicious, mischievous, nefarious, ogreish, reprobate, abandoned, arrant, bad, bad apple, bad seed, baleful, scurrilous, baneful, base, black-hearted, dark, deleterious, demonic, depraved, despicable, detrimental, devilish, diabolical, evil, evil-minded, facinorous, flagitious, harmful, heinous, ill-intentioned, ill-natured, immoral, incorrigible, iniquitous, iniquous, injurious, knavish, malefic, maleficent, malevolent, malign, malignant, naughty, niddering, nidering, niding, nithing, no-good, peccaminous, pernicious, reprehensible, satanic, scathful, sinful, sinister, sordid, sullen, ungodly, unholy, vicious, vile, villainous, wicked, wrong

Definition 3:
• Roguish or mischievous.
Example: a devilish grin
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: cheeky, impish, naughty

Definition 4:
• Excessive, extreme.
Example: A devilish effort yielded a devilish success.
Example: I had a devilish time moving the wardrobe downstairs.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: lavish, wanton, devilish, excessive, horrendous, de trop, extravagant, extreme, immoderate, intemperate, nimious, obscene, overmuch, overweening, over the top, prodigal, undue, unmeasured, unreasonable, unrestrained
Labels: informal
Adv
Pronunciation: /ˈdɛvəlɪʃ/
Pronunciation (ENPR): dĕvʹəl

Definition 1:
• Devilishly; very; exceedingly.
Example: It was devilish hot outside today.
Labels: dated, informal

Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/devilish