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Adjective devilish has 2 senses
- devilish, diabolic, diabolical, mephistophelian, mephistophelean - showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil; "devilish schemes"; "the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen"; "the diabolical expression on his face"; "a mephistophelian glint in his eye"
Antonym: good (indirect, via evil)
- devilish, rascally, roguish - playful in an appealingly bold way; "a roguish grin"
Antonyms: unplayful, serious, sober (indirect, via playful)
Adverbial devilish has 1 sense
- devilishly, devilish - in a playfully devilish manner; "the socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever"
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