English-Thai Dictionary

devilish

ADJ ยาก มาก (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ  อย่างเต็มที่  yak-mak

 

devilish

ADJ โหดเหี้ยม  ชั่วร้าย  ซึ่ง มี คุณ สมบัติ ของ ปีศาจ  diabolic hellish harmful hod-hiam

 

devilishly

ADV อย่าง ชั่วร้าย  viciouly vilely yang-chua-rai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DEVILISH

a. 1. Partaking of the qualities of the devil; diabolical; very evil and mischievous; malicious; as a devilish scheme; devilish wickedness.
2. Having communication with the devil; pertaining to the devil.
3. Excessive; enormous; in a vulgar and ludicrous sense; as a devilish cheat.

 

DEVILISHLY

adv. 1. In a manner suiting the devil; diabolically; wickedly.
2. Greatly; excessively; in a vulgar sense.

 

DEVILISHNESS

n.The qualities of the devil.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DEVILISH

DEVILISH Dev "il *ish, a.

 

1. Resembling, characteristic of, or pertaining to, the devil; diabolical; wicked in the extreme. "Devilish wickedness. " Sir P. Sidney. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. James iii. 15.

 

2. Extreme; excessive. [Colloq. ] Dryden.

 

Syn. -- Diabolical; infernal; hellish; satanic; wicked; malicious; detestable; destructive. -- Dev "il *ish *ly, adv. -- Dev "il *ish *ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

devilish

dev il ish |ˈdevəliSH ˈdɛv (ə )lɪʃ | ▶adjective of, like, or appropriate to a devil in evil and cruelty: devilish tortures. • mischievous and rakish: a wide, devilish grin. • very difficult to deal with or use: it turned out to be a devilish job. ▶adverb [ as submodifier ] informal, dated very; extremely: a devilish clever chap. DERIVATIVES dev il ish ness noun

 

devilishly

dev il ish ly |ˈdevəliSHlē ˈdɛv (ə )lɪʃli | ▶adverb in a devilish manner. • [ as submodifier ] informal very; extremely: their music is devilishly difficult.

 

Oxford Dictionary

devilish

devil |ish |ˈdɛv (ə )lɪʃ | ▶adjective like or appropriate to a devil in evil and cruelty: devilish tortures. • mischievous and rakish: a wide, devilish grin. • very difficult to deal with or use: it turned out to be a devilish job. ▶adverb [ as submodifier ] informal, dated very; extremely: a devilish clever chap. DERIVATIVES devilishly adverb, devilishness noun

 

devilishly

dev il ish ly |ˈdevəliSHlē ˈdɛv (ə )lɪʃli | ▶adverb in a devilish manner. • [ as submodifier ] informal very; extremely: their music is devilishly difficult.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

devilish

devilish adjective 1 a devilish grin: diabolical, fiendish, demonic, satanic, demoniac, demoniacal; hellish, infernal; mischievous, wicked, impish, roguish. 2 a devilish job: difficult, tricky, ticklish, troublesome, thorny, awkward, problematic.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

devilish

devilish adjective 1 he gave a wide, devilish grin: diabolical, diabolic, fiendish, satanic, demonic, demoniac, demoniacal, Mephistophelian; hellish, infernal, Hadean. 2 what devilish torture had they dreamed up? wicked, evil, accursed, sinful, iniquitous, nefarious, vile, foul, abominable, unspeakable, loathsome, monstrous, atrocious, heinous, hideous, odious, horrible, horrifying, shocking, appalling, dreadful, awful, terrible, ghastly, abhorrent, despicable, damnable, villainous, shameful, depraved, perverted, ungodly, dark, black, black-hearted, immoral, amoral; vicious, cruel, savage, brutish, bestial, barbaric, barbarous; rare cacodemonic, egregious, flagitious, facinorous. 3 it turned out to be a devilish job: difficult, tricky, ticklish, troublesome, thorny, awkward, problematic, problem, impossible, messy; informal a bitch of a, the (very ) devil of a; archaic kittle. ▶adverb informal, dated a devilish clever plan. See extremely.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

devilish

dev il ish /dév (ə )lɪʃ /形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗1 悪魔のような ; 残忍な 〈行動など 〉.2 いたずら好きな .3 ｟くだけて ｠〖強調して 〗すごい, 並はずれた .副詞 ｟くだけて ｠すごく, 大変, ひどく (devilishly ).～ly 副詞 ｟やや古 くだけて ｠おそろしく, ひどく .