devilishly
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dev·il·ish
(dĕv′ə-lĭsh)adj.
1. Of, resembling, or characteristic of a devil, as:
a. Malicious; evil.
b. Mischievous, teasing, or annoying.
2. Excessive; extreme: devilish heat.
adv.
Extremely; very.
dev′il·ish·ly adv.
dev′il·ish·ness n.
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Adv. | 1. | devilishly - as a devil; in an evil manner; "his writing could be diabolically satiric" |
2. | devilishly - in a playfully devilish manner; "the socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever" | |
3. | ![]() intensifier, intensive - a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies; "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier" |
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devilishly
[ˈdevlɪʃlɪ] ADV [behave] → endemoniadamentedevilishly clever → la mar de listo, sumamente listo
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devilishly
adv
= devilish ADV
chuckle, grin → schalkhaft, verschmitzt
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