devilish
adjective
of, like, or befitting a devil; diabolical; fiendish.
devilishly
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a word derived from
devilish.
Example Sentences
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That makes it devilishly difficult to imagine a future, if everything is in the past.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Neill’s penchant for the weird and abstract allowed him to use his unique features and distinct, gravelly voice to create characters who were as devilishly memorable as the beasts they went up against.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
The wheelie-dealies allow drivers to navigate the R2’s devilishly smart, wickedly fast UX, which splashes its crisp, legible graphics and impish animation across both the binnacle display and the one in the center dash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
The pivotal U.S. jobs report for December is supposed to be the first normal one since the government shutdown, but it could prove devilishly hard for investors to parse.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 7, 2026
He let his eyes drift toward the Tower—its black, devilishly complicated stonework mimicking the whorls of galaxies and the trajectories of stars; its small, round windows winking outward like eyes.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
