Dictionary Entry
devilish
devilish is a 8-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective and adverb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Resembling, characteristic of, or pertaining to, the devil; diabolical; wicked in the extreme. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 16 · 5 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Resembling, characteristic of, or pertaining to, the devil; diabolical; wicked in the extreme.
- 2adjective
Extreme; excessive.
- 3adjective
showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
"devilish schemes"
"the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen"
- 4adjective
playful in an appealingly bold way
"a roguish grin"
- 5adverb
in a playfully devilish manner
"the socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever"
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