devilish
adjective
of, like, or befitting a devil; diabolical; fiendish.
devilishness
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a word derived from
devilish.
Example Sentences
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A cautionary tale about the perils of modern dating, the devilishness of technology or the ambiguity of consent?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2023
Lush, elaborate, vulgar, cartoonish, grand — moment to moment, “The Great” can have the pomp of “The Crown” and the devilishness of “Drunk History” or “Miracle Workers.”
From New York Times ● May 14, 2020
The statement may have come across benignly in 1954 — it is, after all, this show’s first signpost of a testy romance and a signal of the devilishness we’re meant to admire in Sid.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 4, 2018
Dickham’s only real hint of devilishness is immaculate facial hair and ownership of a super-snazzy folding silver water beaker, the kind of thing David Blaine might take on a camping trip.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 4, 2014
Which takes the most nerve, I'd like to know, stickin' to you and your devilishness or strikin' out for myself like I been raised to do?
From Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole by Fannie Hurst
