from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
devilishly
adv 1: as a devil; in an evil manner; "his writing could be
diabolically satiric" [syn: {diabolically}, {devilishly},
{fiendishly}]
2: 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},
{devilish}]
3: (used as intensives) extremely; "she was madly in love";
"deadly dull"; "deadly earnest"; "deucedly clever"; "insanely
jealous" [syn: {madly}, {insanely}, {deadly}, {deucedly},
{devilishly}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Devilish \Dev"il*ish\, a.
1. Resembling, characteristic of, or pertaining to, the
devil; diabolical; wicked in the extreme. "Devilish
wickedness." --Sir P. Sidney.
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This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is
earthly, sensual, devilish. --James iii.
15.
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2. Extreme; excessive. [Colloq.] --Dryden.
Syn: Diabolical; infernal; hellish; satanic; wicked;
malicious; detestable; destructive. -- {Dev"il*ish*ly},
adv. -- {Dev"il*ish*ness}, n.
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