devilish C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈdɛvəlɪʃ/ UK /ˈdɛvəlɪʃ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj like a devil; mischievous or extremely difficult The puzzle was devilish hard, yet she solved it before noon. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · like a devil; mischievous... fiendishdiabolicalwickedmischievousimpishsatanicinfernal ↔ Opposites angelicsaintlyvirtuousheavenly Word family Derived forms devilishlydevilishness Related forms devildiabolicdemonic Etymology AI details From devil + -ish. Devil is from Old English deofol, from Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek diabolos ('slanderer'), from diaballein ('to throw across, accuse'). deofol Old English diabolos Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # devilish **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈdɛvəlɪʃ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdɛvəlɪʃ/ ## Meanings 1. like a devil; mischievous or extremely difficult ## Examples - The puzzle was devilish hard, yet she solved it before noon. ## Synonyms - fiendish - diabolical - wicked - mischievous - impish - satanic - infernal ## Antonyms - angelic - saintly - virtuous - heavenly ## Derived Forms - devilishly - devilishness ## Related Forms - devil - diabolic - demonic ## Roots and Affixes - Root: deofol - Root: diabolos ## Etymology From devil + -ish. Devil is from Old English deofol, from Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek diabolos ('slanderer'), from diaballein ('to throw across, accuse'). ## AI Etymology Devilish comes from devil + -ish. Devil is from Old English deofol, from Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek diabolos ('slanderer'), from diaballein ('to throw across, accuse'). The etymological trail includes Old English deofol and Ancient Greek diabolos. As an adjective, devilish describes what is like a devil; mischievous or extremely difficult. The same family is visible in derived forms such as devilishly and devilishness and related forms such as devil, diabolic, and demonic. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown