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adj
Showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Alternative letter-case form of Mephistophelean.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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adjective satellite
showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: devilish, diabolic, diabolical, mephistophelian
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Mephistopheles + -ean.
Across languages
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