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as in excessive
going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount
that's a devilish amount of bad luck for any person to have to endure
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as in demonic
of, relating to, or worthy of an evil spirit
a devilish plan to sabotage the other party's political convention
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as in mischievous
tending to or exhibiting reckless playfulness
a devilish grin that told us he was up to something
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Recent Examples of devilish
And so, on the night that the aerial spraying began came what was, for my money, one of the greatest political PR moments in the history of that devilish art.
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
Get the free stencil 03 of 12 Gemini (May 21 - June 20): Silly Jack-o'-Lantern Faces
Geminis, leave the creepy, devilish faces behind and channel your creativity and mischievous charm instead.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2024
This is very well balanced, as most circuits are filled with exciting and often devilish hairpin bends and sequential turns, rarely breaking out into long straights.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
There's a reason for that longevity: Not only are the three witches (Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker) both menacing and humorous, but their demise rests on a few clever kids who have to figure out how to exorcise the devilish trio for good.
—Gwen Ihnat, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2024
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
Get the free stencil 03 of 12 Gemini (May 21 - June 20): Silly Jack-o'-Lantern Faces
Geminis, leave the creepy, devilish faces behind and channel your creativity and mischievous charm instead.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2024
This is very well balanced, as most circuits are filled with exciting and often devilish hairpin bends and sequential turns, rarely breaking out into long straights.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
There's a reason for that longevity: Not only are the three witches (Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker) both menacing and humorous, but their demise rests on a few clever kids who have to figure out how to exorcise the devilish trio for good.
—Gwen Ihnat, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for devilish
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Avoid excessive iron supplementation: Taking iron supplements can lead to iron overload for people without an iron deficiency.Lindsay Curtis, Health, 5 Nov. 2024
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Clutter bombards our minds with excessive stimuli, causing our senses to work overtime on what is not necessary or important.Shira Gill, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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His post casting Gallego as demonic the morning before Yom Kippur was called anti-Semitic by Jewish groups.Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Watch Kimmel talk about Carlson's demonic attack — and encourage viewers to go out and vote — in the clip above.EW.com, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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The mission was challenging, and these mischievous little models followed their own dance.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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Ferris Bueller is fun, mischievous, an expert on shortcuts.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
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The question asks whether to remove the state superintendent of public instruction from the list of top state officials who would step into the governor’s role under extreme circumstances.Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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But reprimanding you because your child didn’t eat every morsel on her plate seems extreme.Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Specifically, Bill becomes increasingly aware of young girls being held and abused by the nuns of his convent, led by a sinister mother superior, Sister Mary (played with dark-eyed, cold-hearted terror by Emily Watson).Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024
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Elliot Page translates vitality and promise as the young teen, while a blood-freezing Catherine Keener is the sinister embodiment of resentment and cruelty.Declan Gallagher and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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The sextet’s energy was palpable inside the Barclays from beginning to end, as the excited crowd with arms waving saw Dickinson roam the stage and twirl the mike stand; the intensity in his wicked singing had not diminished over the decades.David Chiu, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Since the fourth generation was unveiled in 2016, annual sales have remained a mystery, a wicked downturn one year, a surprising surge in sales the next year.James Raia, The Mercury News, 3 Nov. 2024
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Your voice is insane.Mary Colurso | mcolurso@al.com, al, 4 Apr. 2023
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But obviously winning the grand jury prize was insane.Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2023
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Partners should do their best to research something novel and playful that piques both of their interest.Mark Travers, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The highlight for me was watching and listening closely to Joan Robinson (Post-Keynesian diva) duking it out with Frank Hahn (Neoclassical divo), in playful but serious jabs and thrusts.John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Devilish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devilish. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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