Hypertext Webster Gateway: "devilish"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Devilish \Dev"il*ish\, a.
1. Resembling, characteristic of, or pertaining to, the
devil; diabolical; wicked in the extreme. ``Devilish
wickedness.'' --Sir P. Sidney.
This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is
earthly, sensual, devilish. --James iii.
15.
2. Extreme; excessive. [Colloq.] --Dryden.
Syn: Diabolical; infernal; hellish; satanic; wicked;
malicious; detestable; destructive. -- {Dev"il*ish*ly},
adv. -- {Dev"il*ish*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
devilish
adj 1: showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a
devil; "devilish schemes"; "the cold calculation and
diabolic art of some statesmen"; "the diabolical
expression on his face"; "a mephistophelian glint in
his eye" [syn: {diabolic}, {diabolical}, {mephistophelian},
{mephistophelean}]
2: playful in an appealingly bold way; "a roguish grin" [syn: {rascally},
{roguish}]
adv : in a playfully devilish manner; "the socialists are further
handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not
only wicked but also devilishly clever" [syn: {devilishly}]
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