- deviltry
- noun see devilry
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
deviltry
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Deviltry — Dev il*try, n.; pl. {Deviltries}. Diabolical conduct; malignant mischief; devilry. C. Reade. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deviltry — index cruelty, mischief Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
deviltry — [dev′əl trē] n. pl. deviltries [altered < DEVILRY] 1. reckless mischief, fun, etc. 2. DEVILRY … English World dictionary
deviltry — /dev euhl tree/, n., pl. deviltries. 1. reckless or unrestrained mischievous behavior. 2. extreme or utter wickedness. 3. an act or instance of mischievous or wicked behavior. 4. diabolic magic or art. 5. demonology. Also, devilry. [1780 90; var … Universalium
deviltry — noun /ˈdɛv.əl.tri/ devilry … Wiktionary
deviltry — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. rascality, roguery, trouble; see mischief 3 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Annoying yet harmless, usually playful acts: devilry, diablerie, high jinks, impishness, mischief, mischievousness, prankishness, rascality,… … English dictionary for students
deviltry — dev|il|try [ devltri ] or dev|il|ry [ devlri ] noun uncount LITERARY evil behavior … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
deviltry — n. uncontrolled mischievousness; wickedness, fiendishness; magic, witchcraft, works of the devil … English contemporary dictionary
deviltry — noun archaic variant of devilry … English new terms dictionary
deviltry — n 1. mischievousness, mischief, foul play, devilry, Inf. goings on; villainy, knavery, rascality, roguery. 2. wickedness, diabolicalness, fiendishness, satanicalness, hellishness, infernality; evil, iniquity, improbity, vice; maliciousness,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
