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English to English adjective
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Resembling, characteristic of, or pertaining to, the devil; diabolical; wicked in the extreme. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil | | Example: devilish schemes
the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen
the diabolical expression on his face
a mephistophelian glint in his eye
source: wordnet30
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playful in an appealingly bold way | | Example: a roguish grin
source: wordnet30 adverb
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in a playfully devilish manner | | Example: the socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever
source: wordnet30
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