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devilry

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dev·il·ry  (dvl-r)
n.
Variant of deviltry.
devilry
Noun
1. reckless fun or mischief
2. wickedness
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.devilry - wicked and cruel behavior
deviltry
evil, wickedness, immorality, iniquity - morally objectionable behavior
2.devilrydevilry - reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
mischief, mischief-making, devilment, roguery, shenanigan, roguishness, deviltry, mischievousness, rascality
misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed - improper or wicked or immoral behavior
blaze, hell - noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes"
monkey business - mischievous or deceitful behavior
hooliganism, malicious mischief, vandalism - willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others


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Perhaps some new devilry of the gods was about to be perpetrated on him.
White Fang by London, Jack View in context
Wilson said to himself, "The drop of black blood in her is superstitious; she thinks there's some devilry, some witch business about my glass mystery somewhere; she used to come here with an old horseshoe in her hand; it could have been an accident, but I doubt it.
Pudd'n'head Wilson by Twain, Mark View in context
Here is a fellow, who, infected by the most pestilent and blasphemous code of devilry that ever was known, abandoned his property to the vilest scum of the earth that ever did murder by wholesale, and you ask me why I am sorry that a man who instructs youth knows him?
A Tale Of Two Cities by Dickens, Charles View in context
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