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"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”).",
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"sense": "resembling a devil",
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "čartóŭski",
"sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil",
"word": "чарто́ўскі"
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"roman": "djávolski",
"sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil",
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"sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil",
"word": "diabòlic"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil",
"word": "惡魔般的"
},
{
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "èmóbān de",
"sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil",
"word": "恶魔般的"
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"sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil",
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"sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil",
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"sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil",
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"sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil",
"word": "satanisch"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil",
"word": "diabolique"
},
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil",
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},
{
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "diavolikós",
"sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil",
"word": "διαβολικός"
},
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"_dis1": "20 77 3",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "staní",
"sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "שטני"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 77 3",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil",
"word": "ördögi"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 77 3",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil",
"word": "sátáni"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 77 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil",
"word": "diabolico"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 77 3",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "akumateki",
"sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil",
"word": "悪魔的"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 77 3",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "zannin",
"sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil",
"word": "残忍"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 77 3",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil",
"word": "djevelsk"
},
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"code": "orv",
"lang": "Old East Slavic",
"roman": "dijavolĭskyi",
"sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil",
"word": "диꙗвольскꙑи"
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"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil",
"word": "diewlisch"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "diabelski"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil",
"word": "diaboliczny"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 77 3",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil",
"word": "diabólico"
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"_dis1": "20 77 3",
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil",
"word": "millaymana"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 77 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dʹjávolʹskij",
"sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil",
"word": "дья́вольский"
},
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"_dis1": "20 77 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "čórtovyj",
"sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil",
"word": "чёртовый"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "čertóvskij",
"sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil",
"word": "черто́вский"
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"_dis1": "20 77 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "satanínskij",
"sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil",
"word": "сатани́нский"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 77 3",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "ђаволаст"
},
{
"_dis1": "20 77 3",
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"sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil",
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"sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil",
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"word": "đavolast"
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"sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil",
"tags": [
"Roman"
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"word": "vragolast"
},
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"_dis1": "20 77 3",
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"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil",
"word": "diabólico"
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil",
"word": "djävulsk"
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"_dis1": "20 77 3",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil",
"word": "diabolisk"
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "čortjáčyj",
"sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil",
"word": "чортя́чий"
},
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"roman": "dyjávolʹsʹkyj",
"sense": "resembling or characteristic of a devil",
"word": "дия́вольський"
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"roman": "satanýnsʹkyj",
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"Extreme, excessive."
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"(informal) Extreme, excessive."
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"word": "страхотен"
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"sense": "extreme, excessive",
"word": "非常"
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"sense": "extreme, excessive",
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"_dis1": "0 1 99",
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"sense": "extreme, excessive",
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"_dis1": "0 1 99",
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"sense": "extreme, excessive",
"word": "verduiveld"
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"sense": "extreme, excessive",
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"sense": "extreme, excessive",
"word": "diabolique"
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"sense": "extreme, excessive",
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "extreme, excessive",
"word": "pokoli"
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"sense": "extreme, excessive",
"word": "állati"
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"word": "非常"
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"_dis1": "0 1 99",
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"sense": "extreme, excessive",
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"word": "черто́вский"
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"word": "а́дский"
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"word": "стра́шный"
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"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": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈdɛvəlɪʃ/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈdɛvɪlɪʃ/"
},
{
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"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
},
{
"enpr": "dĕvʹəl"
}
],
"word": "devilish"
}
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