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devilish
adjective dev·il·ish \ˈde-vəl-ish, ˈdev-lish\
: evil and cruel
: showing a desire to cause trouble but in a way that is not serious
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First Known Use of DEVILISH
15th century
Related to DEVILISH
- Synonyms
- baroque, excessive, exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, fancy, immoderate, inordinate, insane, intolerable, lavish, overdue, overextravagant, overmuch, overweening, plethoric, steep, stiff, towering, unconscionable, undue, unmerciful
- Antonyms
- middling, moderate, modest, reasonable, temperate
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devilish
adjective dev·il·ish \ˈde-və-lish, ˈdev-lish\
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