devilishly

ˈdɛv.ɪ.lɪʃ.li

Definition

Definition of devilishly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

mischievous manner

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in a mischievous or playful way

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She devilishly hid his keys as a joke.

mischievously

naughtily

playfully

intensifier

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to an excessive or extreme degree

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The puzzle was devilishly difficult to solve.

excessively

extremely

intensely

behavior

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in an evil manner like a devil

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He smiled devilishly after the prank.

maliciously

sinisterly

wickedly

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devilishly clever

adj.

extremely clever in a cunning or mischievous way

Her devilishly clever plan surprised everyone.

Origin of devilishly

Old English, deofol (devil) + -ly (manner)

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fiendishness

cleverness

state of being devilishly clever or cunning

Examples of devilishly in a sentence

The cat devilishly knocked over the vase.
The movie was devilishly entertaining from start to finish.
He was devilishly clever in his arguments.
She laughed devilishly at the chaos she caused.
The villain devilishly plotted his next move.

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French:malicieusement, extrêmement, ...
German:schelmisch, teuflisch, ...
Italian:diabolicamente, estremamente, ...
Spanish:traviesamente, endiabladamente, ...
Portuguese:diabolicamente, extremamente, ...
Chinese:顽皮地, 极其, ...
Japanese:いたずらに, 非常に, ...
Arabic:بِمَكْر, بشدة, ...
Hebrew:בְּצוּרָה שׁוֹבָבָה, בְּצוּרָה מוּגְזֶמֶת, ...
Russian:озорно, чертовски, ...
Ukrainian:лукаво, диявольськи, ...
Hindi:शैतानी तरीके से, बेहद, ...
Bengali:দুষ্টুমিভাবে, অত্যন্ত, ...
Catalan:entremaliadament, endiabladament, ...
Czech:rošťácky, ďábelsky, ...
Danish:frækt, djævelsk, ...
Dutch:ondeugend, duivels, ...
Greek:διαβολικά, τρομερά, ...
Hungarian:ördögien, rettentően, ...
Khmer:ដោយកំប្លែងលេង, យ៉ាងខ្លាំងហួសប្រមាណ, ...
Korean:장난스럽게, 지독하게, ...
Persian:به شیوه‌ای شیطنت‌آمیز, به طرز شیطانی, ...
Polish:figlarnie, diabelnie, ...
Portuguese (BR):travessamente, extremamente, ...
Romanian:ștrengărește, diabolic, ...
Swedish:busigt, extremt, ...
Thai:อย่างซุกซน, อย่างมาก, ...
Turkish:yaramazca, şeytani derecede, ...
Vietnamese:tinh nghịch, cực kỳ, ...

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Definition of devilishly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

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