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Mephistophelean

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Meph·i·stoph·e·les  (mf-stf-lz) also Me·phis·to (m-fst)
n.
The devil in the Faust legend to whom Faust sold his soul.
Me·phisto·phele·an, Me·phisto·pheli·an (m-fst-fl-n, -flyn, mf-st-) adj.
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Adj.1.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"
devilish, diabolic, diabolical, mephistophelian
evil - morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"


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Lammle stands with folded arms, Mephistophelean in a corner, with Georgiana and Fledgeby.
Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Charles View in context
His voracity is well known, and from the circumstance that the inner angles of his lips are curved upwards, he carries an everlasting Mephistophelean grin on his face.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
His hair was white and well brushed back like a German's; his face was red, fierce and cherubic, with one dark tuft under the lower lip that threw up that otherwise infantile visage with an effect theatrical and even Mephistophelean.
The Innocence Of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
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