Devilishly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

as a devil; in an evil manner

in a playfully devilish manner

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈʌmlɪnz/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɛvɪlɪʃli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɛvɪlɪʃli/

4 syllables Say it as /dɹˈʌmlɪnz/.

Examples

his writing could be diabolically satiric
the socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever
she was madly in love

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

devilish madly deadly fiendishly diabolically insanely deucedly

Parts of Speech

adverb	as a devil; in an evil manner “his writing could be diabolically satiric”
adverb	in a playfully devilish manner “the socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever”
adverb	(used as intensives) extremely “she was madly in love”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

teuflisch

als Teufel; auf böse Weise

🇫🇷French

diaboliquement

comme un diable; d'une manière mauvaise

🇪🇸Spanish

con demonio

como un demonio; de una manera malvada

🇮🇹Italian

diabolicamente

come un diavolo; in modo malvagio

🇳🇱Dutch

duivels

als een duivel; op kwade wijze

🇵🇹Portuguese

diabolicamente

como um demônio; de uma maneira maligna

🇷🇺Russian

дьявольски

как дьявол; злым образом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शैतानी ढंग से

शैतान के रूप में; बुरे तरीके से

🇧🇩Bengali

শয়তানীভাবে

একটি শয়তান হিসাবে; একটি খারাপ উপায়ে

🇮🇳Tamil

பேய்த்தனமாக

பிசாசாக; ஒரு தீய முறையில்

🇮🇳Telugu

పైశాచికంగా

దెయ్యంగా; చెడు పద్ధతిలో

🇮🇳Marathi

शैतानीपणे

एक भूत म्हणून; वाईट रीतीने

🇮🇳Gujarati

શેતાની રીતે

શેતાન તરીકે; ખરાબ રીતે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೈಶಾಚಿಕವಾಗಿ

ದೆವ್ವದಂತೆ; ಕೆಟ್ಟ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൈശാചികമായി

പിശാചായി; ഒരു ദുഷിച്ച രീതിയിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ੈਤਾਨ ਨਾਲ

ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ੈਤਾਨ ਦੇ ਤੌਰ ਤੇ; ਇੱਕ ਬੁਰੇ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

شیطانی طور پر

ایک شیطان کے طور پر؛ برے طریقے سے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恶魔般地

作为一个魔鬼；以邪恶的方式

🇯🇵Japanese

悪魔のように

悪魔のように。邪悪なやり方で

🇰🇷Korean

악마적으로

악마로서; 사악한 방식으로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

một cách quỷ quyệt

như một con quỷ; một cách xấu xa

🇹🇭Thai

ระยำตำบอน

เหมือนปีศาจ ในทางที่ชั่วร้าย

🇮🇩Indonesian

dengan jahat

sebagai iblis; dengan cara yang jahat

🇵🇭Filipino

malademonyo

bilang isang diyablo; sa masamang paraan

🇲🇾Malay

secara setan

sebagai syaitan; dengan cara yang jahat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بشكل شيطاني

كشيطان؛ بطريقة شريرة

🇮🇷Persian

شیطانی

به عنوان یک شیطان؛ به شیوه ای شیطانی

🇹🇷Turkish

şeytani bir şekilde

bir şeytan olarak; kötü bir şekilde

🇮🇱Hebrew

באופן שטני

כשטן; בצורה רעה

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The primary meaning of 'devilishly' is 'as a devil; in an evil manner'.

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