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deviltry

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dev·il·try  (dvl-tr) or dev·il·ry (-l-r)
n. pl. dev·il·tries or dev·il·ries
1. Reckless mischief.
2. Extreme cruelty; wickedness.
3. Evil magic; witchcraft.
4. An act of mischief, cruelty, or witchcraft.
[Alteration (influenced by such words as gallantry) of devilry.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.deviltry - wicked and cruel behavior
devilry
evil, wickedness, immorality, iniquity - morally objectionable behavior
2.deviltrydeviltry - reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
mischief, mischief-making, devilment, roguery, shenanigan, roguishness, devilry, 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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Some deviltry is intended against one Douglas, whoever he may be, residing as stated, a rich country gentleman.
The Valley of Fear by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
Back in West Kensington a rich smell of dinner would be floating through the flat; the cook, watching the boiling cabbage, would be singing A Few More Years Shall Roll; her mother would be sighing; and her little brother Percy would be employed upon some juvenile deviltry, the exact nature of which it was not possible to conjecture, though one could be certain that it would be something involving a deafening noise.
Uneasy Money by Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville View in context
They tell me that some of our community are to be here from Falmouth and beyond, and others from Connecticut and Rhode Island, besides several of the Indian powwows, who, after their fashion, know almost as much deviltry as the best of us.
Mosses From An Old Manse and other stories by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
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