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1
going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount
- that's a devilish amount of bad luck for any person to have to endure
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2
of, relating to, or worthy of an evil spirit
- a devilish plan to sabotage the other party's political convention
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- cacodemonic,
- demoniac
- (also demoniacal),
- demonian,
- demonic
- (also demonical),
- diabolical
- (or diabolic),
- fiendish,
- Luciferian,
- satanic
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3
tending to or exhibiting reckless playfulness
- a devilish grin that told us he was up to something
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The first known use of devilish was in the 15th century
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