devilishly

2 definitions found

devilishly - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Devilish \Dev"il*ish\, a.
     1. Resembling, characteristic of, or pertaining to, the
        devil; diabolical; wicked in the extreme. "Devilish
        wickedness." --Sir P. Sidney.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is
              earthly, sensual, devilish.           --James iii.
                                                    15.
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     2. Extreme; excessive. [Colloq.] --Dryden.
  
     Syn: Diabolical; infernal; hellish; satanic; wicked;
          malicious; detestable; destructive. -- Dev"il*ish*ly,
          adv. -- Dev"il*ish*ness, n.
          [1913 Webster]

devilishly - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  devilishly
      adv 1: as a devil; in an evil manner; "his writing could be
             diabolically satiric" [syn: diabolically, devilishly,
             fiendishly]
      2: in a playfully devilish manner; "the socialists are further
         handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only
         wicked but also devilishly clever" [syn: devilishly,
         devilish]
      3: (used as intensives) extremely; "she was madly in love";
         "deadly dull"; "deadly earnest"; "deucedly clever"; "insanely
         jealous" [syn: madly, insanely, deadly, deucedly,
         devilishly]