"devilishly" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Forms: more devilishly [comparative], most devilishly [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English devilish Middle English -ly English -ly English devilishly From devilish + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|devilish|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English devilish Middle English -ly English -ly English devilishly [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "devilishly", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="devilishly"> From devilish + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv}} devilishly (comparative more devilishly, superlative most devilishly)
  1. In a devilish manner. Translations (in a devilish manner): diabòlicament (Catalan), ѓаволесто (ǵavolesto) (Macedonian), ѓаволски (ǵavolski) (Macedonian), черто́вски (čertóvski) (Russian), дья́вольски (dʹjávolʹski) (Russian), diabólicamente (Spanish), diålmint (Walloon), diåldimint (Walloon)
    Sense id: en-devilishly-en-adv-o3d-E~6n Disambiguation of 'in a devilish manner': 100 0
  2. (informal) Very, problematically. Tags: informal
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