"Mephistophelean" meaning in English

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Adjective

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

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