"devilry" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdɛv.əl.ɹi/ [UK], /ˈdɛv.ɪl.ɹi/ [UK] Forms: devilries [plural]
enPR: dĕv'əl-rē Etymology: From Middle English develrye; equivalent to devil + -ry. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|develrye}} Middle English develrye, {{suffix|en|devil|ry}} devil + -ry Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} devilry (countable and uncountable, plural devilries)
  1. mischief. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (mischief): дяволия (djavolija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), drilagtighed [common-gender] (Danish), Unfug [masculine] (German), böser Ulk [masculine] (German), diabhlaíocht [feminine] (Irish), rógaireacht [feminine] (Irish), áibhirseoireacht [feminine] (Irish), haututū (Maori), djevelskap [masculine, neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), djevelskap [masculine, neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), diabrura [feminine] (Portuguese), traquinagem [feminine] (Portuguese), djävulskap [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-devilry-en-noun-SKRkthgs Disambiguation of 'mischief': 66 2 0 32
  2. Wickedness; cruelty. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (wickedness, cruelty): злоба (zloba) [feminine] (Bulgarian), жестокост (žestokost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), vildskab [neuter] (Danish), Quälerei [feminine] (German), mōrikarika (Maori), djevelskap [masculine, neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), djevelskap [masculine, neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), diabrura [feminine] (Portuguese), maldade [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-devilry-en-noun-c06S-ua- Disambiguation of 'wickedness, cruelty': 3 81 0 16
  3. An action performed with the help of a devil; witchcraft. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (witchcraft): Hexerei [feminine] (German), diabhlaíocht [feminine] (Irish), bruxaria [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-devilry-en-noun-YIGaKN3G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 3 63 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ry: 32 7 41 21 Disambiguation of 'witchcraft': 1 1 67 31
  4. An act of such mischief, wickedness, cruelty, or witchcraft. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (An act of such mischief, wickedness, cruelty or witchcraft): Teufelei [feminine] (German), Unfug [masculine] (German), Hexerei [feminine] (German), diabrura [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-devilry-en-noun-gDX4DyfI Disambiguation of 'An act of such mischief, wickedness, cruelty or witchcraft': 33 9 4 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: deviltry Derived forms: printer's devilry

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "An act of such mischief, wickedness, cruelty or witchcraft",
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      "sense": "An act of such mischief, wickedness, cruelty or witchcraft",
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      "word": "diabrura"
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}

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