"Mephistophelean" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more Mephistophelean [comparative], most Mephistophelean [superlative]
Etymology: From Mephistopheles + -ean. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Mephistopheles|-ean}} Mephistopheles + -ean Head templates: {{en-adj}} Mephistophelean (comparative more Mephistophelean, superlative most Mephistophelean)
  1. Showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil. Synonyms: Mephistophelian Translations (showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil): mefistofèlic (Catalan), pirullinen (Finnish), paholaismainen (Finnish), mephistophelisch (German), μεφιστοφελικός (mefistofelikós) (Greek), mefistofelico (Italian), mefistofeliczny (Polish), mefistofélico (Portuguese), мефисто́фельский (mefistófelʹskij) (Russian), Mepistopeliko (Tagalog)

Alternative forms

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