Entry Word: devilish

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount <thatʼs a devilish amount of bad luck for any person to have to endure> — see excessive
2 of, relating to, or worthy of an evil spirit <a devilish plan to sabotage the other partyʼs political convention> — see fiendish
3 tending to or exhibiting reckless playfulness <a devilish grin that told us he was up to something> — see mischievous 1