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as in excessive
going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount
that's a devilish amount of bad luck for any person to have to endure
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as in demonic
of, relating to, or worthy of an evil spirit
a devilish plan to sabotage the other party's political convention
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as in mischievous
tending to or exhibiting reckless playfulness
a devilish grin that told us he was up to something
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Recent Examples of devilish
The girl kneeled on the floor before a colorful depiction of the Second Heavens, flowers in her hands and figurines of shapely beings with devilish heads surrounding her.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Variations of these devilish details have been well known for decades.
—Brady Gerber, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
Even though this devilish trio did settle on their next victim (R.I.P., Derrick!), that still doesn’t mean the hooded villains are anywhere close to being a unified front.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 6 Feb. 2025
Finally, the screen buffers — a nod to Netflix's past livestreaming troubles — and resumes, with Bey delivering a devilish wink.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 25 Dec. 2024
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Variations of these devilish details have been well known for decades.
—Brady Gerber, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
Even though this devilish trio did settle on their next victim (R.I.P., Derrick!), that still doesn’t mean the hooded villains are anywhere close to being a unified front.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 6 Feb. 2025
Finally, the screen buffers — a nod to Netflix's past livestreaming troubles — and resumes, with Bey delivering a devilish wink.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 25 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for devilish
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This study, which was published in the journal Neurology, comes when clinicians and public health advocates are raising awareness of alcohol use disorder and issues related to excessive alcohol consumption.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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Avoid constipation as excessive straining can weaken the pelvic floor.—
Violeta Valdés,
Vogue,
9 Apr. 2025
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Hazel can pull, push, and even infiltrate the minds of the opposing spirits using her abilities, dodging and diving to avoid rogue slashes or a demonic helping of sludge.—
Sarah Thwaites,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2025
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The Prime Video series, premiering on Thursday, April 3, sees Bacon, 66, playing a bounty hunter who comes back from the dead to find that his job now has a demonic new twist.—
People Staff,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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This type of behavior isn't unusual for the mischievous pair.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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And no one can remain beautiful, in the same way, forever, though Kilmer’s mischievous, take-no-prisoners smile hadn’t changed much.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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The extreme weather has also destroyed several homes and caused significant damage to structures, Fox Weather and Fox 10 reported.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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The extreme selling on Thursday and Friday revealed that over 90% of the stocks on the NYSE declined and over 90% of the volume was declining volume.—
Tom Aspray,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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The supernatural thriller is set in the Jim Crow South, where twin brothers—each played by Jordan—return home from Chicago with hopes of starting over, only to confront a sinister force that’s been waiting for them.—
Essence,
Essence,
2 Apr. 2025
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The banal village tunes that Mahler altered into sinister mock vulgarities—did these not recall the raffish klezmer bands, the wandering musicians who played at shtetl weddings?—
David Denby,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2025
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Well, that and 98-mph fastballs and wicked breaking pitches.—
John Romano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2025
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Chances are its uninhibited critique of privilege, political satire, and wicked social commentary would be softened or edited out.—
Viren Naidu,
IndieWire,
2 Apr. 2025
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Your voice is insane.—
Mary Colurso | [email protected],
al,
4 Apr. 2023
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The Republican and right-wing reaction is just insane.—
Michael Tomasky,
The New Republic,
31 Mar. 2023
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Pearl Breed: Pit terrier mix Age: 2 years old Pearl is a cuddly, goofy, playful pup looking for her forever home.—
Trish Stinger,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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This delightfully playful scent emulates the popstar’s flirty energy courtesy of a dazzling blend of vine-ripe cherries spiked with plum nectar, that’s then deepened with dark chocolate, patchouli, and vanilla orchid.—
Mary Honkus,
Glamour,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Devilish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devilish. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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