Definitions for devilishly
dev·il·ish·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. diabolically, devilishly, fiendishlyadverb

   as a devil; in an evil manner

   "his writing could be diabolically satiric"

2. devilishly, devilishadverb

   in a playfully devilish manner

   "the socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever"

3. madly, insanely, deadly, deucedly, devilishlyadverb

   (used as intensives) extremely

   "she was madly in love"; "deadly dull"; "deadly earnest"; "deucedly clever"; "insanely jealous"

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1. devilishlyadverb

   In a devilish manner.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Devilishlyadverb

   In a manner suiting the devil; diabolically.

   Etymology: from devilish.

   Those trumpeters threatened them with continual alarms of damnation, if they did not venture life, fortune, and all, in that which wickedly and devilishly those impostors called the cause of God. Robert South, Sermons.

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1. devilishly

   Devilishly is an adverb that often refers to something that is done in a very challenging or difficult manner, akin to typical portrayals of the devil or evil. It can also imply an action done with mischievous or playful intent. This term can also describe something done excessively or extremely. For example, "devilishly handsome" meaning extremely attractive.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of devilishly in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of devilishly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of devilishly in a Sentence

1. Chris Anderson:

   It's devilishly difficult to predict exactly when things will come down and where because it depends so much on the atmospheric drag and the orientation of the object as it plows through the air.

2. Chris Anderson:

   It’s devilishly difficult to predict exactly when things will come down and where because it depends so much on the atmospheric drag and the orientation of the object as it plows through the air.

3. Fred Hof:

   This whole document does indeed reflect how devilishly difficult it's going to be to implement a nationwide ceasefire in Syria and when I say nationwide, I am not including the area run by ISIS, it's going to be impossible to have a one-size-fits-all set of arrangements.

4. Pat Boone:

   God has a sense of humor. Why else would he invent the porcupine and the giraffe ? something can be devilishly funny, but this skit is diabolical. God has only one real enemy — Satan. Satan ridicules faith, and they’re taking Satan’s side. They’re also ridiculing me and the film, telling impressionableyoung people not to see it because it's ridiculous. Then they throw in that the lawyer is Jewish to make the Christian look even worse, but it’s just anti-Semitic.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=devilishly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Devilishly
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=devilishly
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=devilishly