adjective
definition
Resembling a devil.
definition
Characteristic of a devil.
example
a devilish grin
definition
Extreme, excessive.
example
A devilish effort yielded a devilish success.
adverb
definition
Devilishly; very; exceedingly.
example
It was devilish hot outside today.
Examples of devilish in a Sentence
Mary smiled; a devilish twinkle in her eye.
He laughed, his eyes sparkling with a devilish thought.
As no one could curse Jesus except under the influence of a devilish afflatus, so none could say "Jesus is Lord" except he was inspired by the Holy Spirit.
But how cast off all the superfluous, devilish burden of my outer man?
Only a priest and the headmaster of a local youth hostel can stop the devilish deeds and save the burg from eternal damnation.
How can any one be so devilish as to forbid our speaking to such outcasts, that they may be saved?
Was their wickedness truly devilish, or was it born of such thoughts as you or I might find in our own hearts?
Manufacture r s have been very devilish in recent years.
These Seven, then, are in most systems half-evil, half-hostile powers; they are frequently characterized as " angels," and are reckoned as the last and lowest emanations of the Godhead; below them - and frequently considered as derived from them - comes the world of the actually devilish powers.
On a gruesome theme we have the deliberate ceremonial evocation of deific or devilish forms.
Devilish electronic greetings can be defined in a variety of ways.
You may also want to avoid sending Devilish free e-cards to strangers or those who are acquaintances -- you run greater risk of offense.
Halloween Express sells classic open-toe platforms in 5-inch heels, great for any devilish or disco-type costume.
These programs mingled women's romantic fiction and soap opera in a devilish combination.
This devilish approach to men's lingerie may be just the look you're after.
From Catholicism, which he very probably had no detailed knowledge of, he borrowed nothing, rejecting it as devilish error.
Sadly it's the hot ones that get chopped up in rather deliciously devilish ways.
The acting, with its devilish comic timing, had me in fits.
Probably Jesus was also accounted a prophet who had descended from the world of light - not, however, the historical Jesus, the devilish Messiah of the Jews, but a contemporaneous phantom Jesus, who neither suffered nor died (Jesus inipatibilis).
That devilish Iron Horse, whose ear-rending neigh is heard throughout the town, has muddied the Boiling Spring with his foot, and he it is that has browsed off all the woods on Walden shore, that Trojan horse, with a thousand men in his belly, introduced by mercenary Greeks!
A trickster spirit with a devilish wit, solid objects that pass through walls and a house with an untold secret.
If the deviled ham is too devilish (hot), add one tablespoon of mayonnaise at a time, pulsing to mix.
In 1987 her career really took off when she played a woman seduced by a devilish Jack Nicholson in the sexy comedy The Witches of Eastwick.
The Naughty Palace lives up to its name by offering many styles and colors of body stockings to spice up anyone's devilish look.
With Crazy and Wild Eyes Special Effects Contact lenses, you can have werewolf eyes, blood red eyes, black, and devilish eyes.
Here are just a few products available today that showcase the villains at their devilish best.
Devilish free e-cards are the perfect way to make someone laugh with a bit of off-color humor or send your loved one a naughty greeting.
Although rules of etiquette and "netiquette" are much more relaxed in current times than in years past, it's still a good idea to limit cards with off-color or devilish humor to people you know very well.
No prophet, it was declared, could speak in ecstasy, that was devilish; further, only false prophets accepted gifts.
The following sites either specialize in devilish humor in their e-cards, or have good collections of cards with off-color and naughty humor.