Devilish — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil

playful in an appealingly bold way

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈʌmlɪnˌɔɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɛvɪlɪʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɛvɪlɪʃ/

3 syllables Say it as /dɹˈʌmlɪnˌɔɪd/.

Examples

devilish schemes
the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen
the diabolical expression on his face

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

roguish mephistophelean rascally diabolical diabolic devilishly mephistophelian

Parts of Speech

adjective	showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil “devilish schemes”
adjective	playful in an appealingly bold way “a roguish grin”
adverb	in a playfully devilish manner “the socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever”

Word Forms

devil	noun	a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man)
Mephistopheles	noun	evil spirit to whom Faust sold his soul
rascal	noun	one who is playfully mischievous
roguishness	noun	the trait of indulging in disreputable pranks

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

teuflisch

die List, den Einfallsreichtum oder die Bosheit zeigen, die typisch für einen Teufel sind

🇫🇷French

diabolique

montrant la ruse, l'ingéniosité ou la méchanceté typique d'un diable

🇪🇸Spanish

diabólico

mostrando la astucia o el ingenio o la maldad típica de un demonio

🇮🇹Italian

diabolico

mostrando l'astuzia o l'ingegno o la malvagità tipica di un diavolo

🇳🇱Dutch

duivels

die de sluwheid, vindingrijkheid of slechtheid tonen die typerend is voor een duivel

🇵🇹Portuguese

diabólico

mostrando a astúcia, engenhosidade ou maldade típica de um demônio

🇷🇺Russian

дьявольский

демонстрация хитрости, изобретательности или злобы, типичной для дьявола

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शैतानी

शैतान की विशिष्ट चालाकी या सरलता या दुष्टता दिखाना

🇧🇩Bengali

শয়তান

ধূর্ততা বা চতুরতা বা শয়তানের সাধারণ দুষ্টতা দেখানো

🇮🇳Tamil

பிசாசுத்தனமான

ஒரு பிசாசின் பொதுவான தந்திரம் அல்லது புத்தி கூர்மை அல்லது துன்மார்க்கத்தைக் காட்டுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

పైశాచికమైన

దెయ్యం యొక్క విలక్షణమైన చాకచక్యం లేదా చాతుర్యం లేదా దుర్మార్గాన్ని చూపుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

सैतानी

धूर्तपणा किंवा चातुर्य किंवा सैतानाची वैशिष्ट्यपूर्ण दुष्टता दर्शवित आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

શેતાની

ઘડાયેલું અથવા ચાતુર્ય અથવા શેતાનની લાક્ષણિક દુષ્ટતા દર્શાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೆವ್ವದ

ದೆವ್ವದ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟವಾದ ಕುತಂತ್ರ ಅಥವಾ ಜಾಣ್ಮೆ ಅಥವಾ ದುಷ್ಟತನವನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൈശാചികമായ

ഒരു പിശാചിൻ്റെ സാധാരണ തന്ത്രമോ ചാതുര്യമോ ദുഷ്ടതയോ കാണിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ੈਤਾਨ

ਚਲਾਕ ਜਾਂ ਚਤੁਰਾਈ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ੈਤਾਨ ਦੀ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ ਨੂੰ ਦਰਸਾਉਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

شیطانی

چالاک یا چالاکی یا شیطان کی مخصوص شرارت دکھانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恶魔般的

表现出魔鬼典型的狡猾、聪明或邪恶

🇯🇵Japanese

悪魔的な

悪魔に特有の狡猾さ、創意工夫、または邪悪さを示す

🇰🇷Korean

악마 같은

악마의 전형적인 교활함이나 독창성 또는 사악함을 보여줍니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quỷ quái

thể hiện sự xảo quyệt hoặc khéo léo hoặc độc ác điển hình của một con quỷ

🇹🇭Thai

ชั่วร้าย

แสดงถึงความฉลาดแกมโกง ความฉลาด หรือความชั่วร้ายตามแบบฉบับของมาร

🇮🇩Indonesian

jahat

menunjukkan kelicikan atau kecerdikan atau kejahatan yang khas dari setan

🇵🇭Filipino

demonyo

pagpapakita ng tuso o talino o kasamaan na tipikal ng isang diyablo

🇲🇾Malay

syaitan

menunjukkan kelicikan atau kepintaran atau kemungkaran tipikal syaitan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شيطاني

إظهار المكر أو البراعة أو الشر الذي يميز الشيطان

🇮🇷Persian

شیطانی

نشان دادن حیله گری یا نبوغ یا شرارت معمولی یک شیطان

🇹🇷Turkish

şeytani

Bir şeytanın tipik kurnazlığını, yaratıcılığını veya kötülüğünü gösteren

🇮🇱Hebrew

שְׂטָנִי

מראה את הערמומיות או ההמצאה או הרשע האופייניים לשטן

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The primary meaning of 'devilish' is 'showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil'.

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