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devilishly

adverb

(used as intensives) excessively

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Word length
10
Starts with
D
Ends with
Y
Contains
EV
Scrabble score
20
CEFR level
B2

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adverb

  1. (used as intensives) excessively

    “She was madly in love”

adverb

  1. In a playfully devilish manner

    “The socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever”

adverb

  1. As a devil; in an evil manner

    “His writing could be diabolically satiric”

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She was madly in love
Deadly dull
Deadly earnest
Deucedly clever
Insanely jealous
The socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever
His writing could be diabolically satiric

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