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Cognate with Saterland Frisian düvelsk, düüwelsk (“devilish”), West Frisian duvelsk (“devilish”), Dutch duivels (“devilish”), German Low German düvelsk (“devilish”), German teuflisch (“devilish”), Danish djævelsk (“devilish”), Swedish djävulsk (“devilish”),\nNorwegian djevelsk (“devilish”).", "forms": [ { "form": "more devilish", "tags": [ "comparative" ] }, { "form": "most devilish", "tags": [ "superlative" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": {}, "expansion": "devilish (comparative more devilish, superlative most devilish)", "name": "en-adj" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "adj", "senses": [ { "categories": [], "examples": [ { "ref": "c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire, London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act II, scene vi, signature [B7], recto:", "text": "Let vs put on our meet incountering mindes, / And in deteſting ſuch a diueliſh Thiefe, / In loue of honor and defence of right / Be arm’d againſt the hate of ſuch a foe, / Whether from earth, or hell, or heauen he grow.", "type": "quote" } ], "glosses": [ "Resembling a devil." ], "id": "en-devilish-en-adj-1LWoTtmA", "synonyms": [ { "_dis1": "86 14 0", "sense": "resembling a devil", "word": "atrocious" }, { "_dis1": "86 14 0", "sense": "resembling a devil", "word": "demoniac" }, { "_dis1": "86 14 0", "sense": "resembling a devil", "word": "deuced" }, { "_dis1": "86 14 0", "sense": "resembling a devil", "word": "diabolic" }, { "_dis1": "86 14 0", "sense": "resembling a devil", "word": "evil" }, { "_dis1": "86 14 0", "sense": "resembling a devil", "word": "fiendish" }, { "_dis1": "86 14 0", "sense": "resembling a devil", "word": "ghoulish" }, { "_dis1": "86 14 0", "sense": "resembling a devil", "word": "malicious" }, { "_dis1": "86 14 0", "sense": "resembling a devil", "word": "mischievous" }, { "_dis1": "86 14 0", "sense": "resembling a devil", "word": "nefarious" }, { "_dis1": "86 14 0", "sense": "resembling a devil", "word": "ogreish" }, { "_dis1": "86 14 0", "sense": "resembling a devil", "word": "reprobate" }, { "_dis1": "86 14 0", "sense": "resembling a devil", "word": "unhallowed" }, { "_dis1": "86 14 0", "sense": "resembling a devil", "word": "wicked" } ] }, { "categories": [], "examples": [ { "text": "a devilish grin", "type": "example" }, { "ref": "1532, Thomas More, “The Confutacion of [William] Tyndale’s Aunswere […]. The Maner and Order of Our Eleccion.”, in Wyllyam Rastell [i.e., William Rastell], editor, The Workes of Sir Thomas More Knyght, […], London: […] Iohn Cawod, Iohn Waly, and Richarde Tottell, published 30 April 1557, →OCLC, page 587, columns 1–2:", "text": "[S]ome turne agayne by grace frõ their deadly hereſies into yͤ life of faith, ⁊ ſome be ſo ſore nowſeled in the falſe hereſies, ⁊ in their obſtinate frowardneſſe take ſuch a deueliſhe delight, yͭ finally thei die therin as did Baifield, Bainã, ⁊ Tewkeſbury.", "type": "quote" }, { "ref": "1816 June – 1817 April/May (date written), [Mary Shelley], chapter III, in Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. […], volume III, London: […] [Macdonald and Son] for Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones, published 1 January 1818, →OCLC, pages 43–44:", "text": "The wretch saw me destroy the creature on whose future existence he depended for happiness, and, with a howl of devilish despair and revenge, withdrew.", "type": "quote" } ], "glosses": [ "Characteristic of a devil." ], "id": "en-devilish-en-adj-U7M0HcQR", "links": [ [ "devil", "devil" ] ], "synonyms": [ { "_dis1": "10 89 2", "sense": "characteristic of a devil", "word": "demonic" }, { "_dis1": "10 89 2", "sense": "characteristic of a devil", "word": "diabolic" }, { "_dis1": "10 89 2", "sense": "characteristic of a devil", "word": "diabolical" }, { "_dis1": "10 89 2", "sense": "characteristic of a devil", "word": "hellish" }, { "_dis1": "10 89 2", "sense": "characteristic of a devil", "word": "infernal" }, { "_dis1": "10 89 2", "sense": "characteristic of a devil", "word": "satanic" }, { "_dis1": "10 89 2", "sense": "characteristic 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"cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "èmóbān de", "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil", "word": "惡魔般的 /恶魔般的" }, { "_dis1": "18 79 3", "code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil", "word": "djævelsk" }, { "_dis1": "18 79 3", "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil", "word": "duivels" }, { "_dis1": "18 79 3", "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil", "word": "diabolisch" }, { "_dis1": "18 79 3", "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil", "word": "satanisch" }, { "_dis1": "18 79 3", "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil", "word": "diabolique" }, { "_dis1": "18 79 3", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil", "word": "teuflisch" }, { "_dis1": "18 79 3", "code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "diavolikós", "sense": "resembling 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"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil", "tags": [ "Roman" ], "word": "vragolast" }, { "_dis1": "18 79 3", "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil", "word": "diabólico" }, { "_dis1": "18 79 3", "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil", "word": "djävulsk" }, { "_dis1": "18 79 3", "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil", "word": "diabolisk" }, { "_dis1": "18 79 3", "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "čortjáčyj", "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil", "word": "чортя́чий" }, { "_dis1": "18 79 3", "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "dyjávolʹsʹkyj", "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil", "word": "дия́вольський" }, { "_dis1": "18 79 3", "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "satanýnsʹkyj", "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil", "word": "сатани́нський" } 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"devilish" }, "expansion": "German teuflisch (“devilish”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "da", "2": "djævelsk", "t": "devilish" }, "expansion": "Danish djævelsk (“devilish”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "sv", "2": "djävulsk", "t": "devilish" }, "expansion": "Swedish djävulsk (“devilish”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "no", "2": "djevelsk", "t": "devilish" }, "expansion": "Norwegian djevelsk (“devilish”)", "name": "cog" } ], "etymology_text": "From Middle English develissh, develyssh, equivalent to devil + -ish. Cognate with Saterland Frisian düvelsk, düüwelsk (“devilish”), West Frisian duvelsk (“devilish”), Dutch duivels (“devilish”), German Low German düvelsk (“devilish”), German teuflisch (“devilish”), Danish djævelsk (“devilish”), Swedish djävulsk (“devilish”),\nNorwegian djevelsk (“devilish”).", "forms": [ { "form": "more devilish", "tags": [ "comparative" ] }, { "form": "most devilish", "tags": [ "superlative" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": {}, "expansion": "devilish (comparative more devilish, superlative most devilish)", "name": "en-adv" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "adv", "senses": [ { "categories": [ "English dated terms", "English informal terms", "English terms with usage examples" ], "examples": [ { "text": "It was devilish hot outside today.", "type": "example" } ], "glosses": [ "Devilishly; very; exceedingly." ], "links": [ [ "Devilishly", "devilishly" ], [ "very", "very" ], [ "exceedingly", "exceedingly" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(informal, dated) Devilishly; very; exceedingly." ], "tags": [ "dated", "informal" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "enpr": "dĕvʹəl" }, { "ipa": "/ˈdɛvəlɪʃ/" }, { "ipa": "/ˈdɛvɪlɪʃ/" }, { "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-devilish.wav", "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/06/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-devilish.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-devilish.wav.mp3", "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/06/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-devilish.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-devilish.wav.ogg" } ], "word": "devilish" }
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