devilry
noun
devilries
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pluralof devilry.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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I had come to Fifanti's house as a student of humanities and divinities; all that I had learnt there had been devilries culminating in this hour's work.
From The Strolling Saint; being the confessions of the high and mighty Agostino D'Anguissola, tyrant of Mondolfo and Lord of Carmina in the state of Piacenza by Rafael Sabatini
We never martyred a saint, and amid all the witch-hunting devilries of Scotland and England we burned only one witch, a namesake of my own.
From The Open Secret of Ireland by T. M. (Thomas Michael) Kettle
"Then this is another of your devilries, I suppose," snarled Von Hamner.
From The Mummy and Miss Nitocris A Phantasy of the Fourth Dimension by George Chetwynd Griffith
Just about that time, the devilries of war between the Emperor and King had been stirred up again, so that I found him much harassed by anxieties.
From Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini by John Addington Symonds
So, if they come here and begin their devilries, you run for your life down to the river, opposite Ballygan, with a white cloth or a shirt, if it's daytime, and wave it.
From Orange and Green A Tale of the Boyne and Limerick by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
