devilishly

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Recent Examples of devilishly Where others shrink from its narrow turns, devilishly abrasive surface and punishing length, Gordon embraced Darlington. Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2025 These photos aren’t swaying anybody, no matter how devilishly handsome Ryan Gosling looks. Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025 Phrases now feel perversely sentient and yet devilishly wrong. Prageeta Sharma, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2025
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Adverb
  • Enter Ned Sampson, an ebullient, well-meaning, and overly earnest Softees salesman extraordinaire who’s transferred from Chicago to Toledo to run TTT.
    Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • If things get bad enough in the economy that the Fed has to cut more aggressively sooner rather than later, that’s not exactly a sign of a market where investors are likely to be overly aggressive with their own risk profile, either.
    Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • His designs were built under license by Bristol for use in British passenger trains, too.
    Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Needing 30-plus yards for a first down in two plays proved too much, and the Texans turned the ball over on downs.
    Jordan Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Devilishly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devilishly. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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