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DEVILISHLY
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(used as intensives) extremely
Example:
insanely jealous
Synonyms:
deadly; deucedly; devilishly; insanely; madly
Classified under:
Domain usage:
intensifier; intensive (a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies)
Sense 2
Meaning:
In a playfully devilish manner
Example:
the socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever
Synonyms:
devilish; devilishly
Classified under:
Pertainym:
devilish (showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil)
Sense 3
Meaning:
As a devil; in an evil manner
Example:
his writing could be diabolically satiric
Synonyms:
devilishly; diabolically; fiendishly
Classified under:
Adverbs
Pertainym:
devilish (showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil)
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