English-Thai Dictionary
devil
N ภูต ผี ปีศาจ demon monster pud
devil
VT ทำให้ รสชาติ เผ็ดร้อน spice peper tam-hai-rod-chad-ped-ron
devil for
PHRV ทำงาน เป็น (ทนาย tam-ngan-pen
devil of a job
IDM งาน ลำบาก ที่สุด (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ งาน ยาก ที่สุด งาน หิน ngan-lam-bak-ti-sud
devil-may-care
ADJ สุรุ่ยสุร่าย ซึ่ง ไม่ กังวล กับ เรื่อง ในอนาคต ซึ่ง ไม่แยแส สิ่งใด ซึ่ง ไม่รับผิดชอบ สนใจ แต่ เรื่อง กิน เล่น เที่ยว cavalier casual indifferent su-rui-su-rai
devil-may-care attitude
IDM ความ ไม่ใส่ใจ การ ไม่สน ใจ kwam-mai-sai-jai
devil-may-care manner
IDM ความ ไม่ใส่ใจ การ ไม่สน ใจ การ ไม่ ทุกข์ร้อน (ใน เรื่อง งาน kwam-mai-sai-jai
devil's own job
IDM งาน ลำบาก ที่สุด (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ งาน ยาก ที่สุด งาน หิน ngan-lam-bak-ti-sud
devilfish
N ปลา กระเบนช นิดหนึ่ง
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
devilism
N การ บูชา ผี ปิศาจ
devilkin
N ปิศาจ ตัว น้อย
devilment
N ความ ชั่วร้าย evil mischief
devilry
N ความ ชั่วร้าย มาก การ ใช้ มนตร์ คาถา
devilsdarningneedle
N แมลงปอ dragonfly
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
DEVIL
n.Devl. [L., to calumniate. ] 1. In the Christian theology, an evil spirit or being; a fallen angel, expelled from heaven for rebellion against God; the chief of the apostate angels; the implacable enemy and tempter of the human race. In the New Testament, the word is frequently and erroneously used for demon.
2. A very wicked person, and in ludicrous language, an great evil. In profane language, it is an expletive expressing wonder, vexation, etc.
3. An idol, or false god. Leviticus 17:7; 2 Chronicles 11:15.
DEVILING
n.A young devil. [Not in use. ]
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.
DEVILISM
n.The state of devils. [Not used. ]
DEVILIZE
v.t.To place among devils. [Not used. ]
DEVILKIN
n.A little devil.
DEVILSHIP
n.The character of a devil.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
DEVIL
Dev "il, n. Etym: [AS. deófol, deóful; akin to G., Goth. diabaúlus;all fr. L. diabolus the devil, Gr. gal to fall. Cf. Diabolic. ]
1. The Evil One; Satan, represented as the tempter and spiritual of mankind. [Jesus ] being forty days tempted of the devil. Luke iv. 2. That old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world. Rev. xii. 9.
2. An evil spirit; a demon. A dumb man possessed with a devil. Matt. ix. 32.
3. A very wicked person; hence, any great evil. "That devil Glendower." "The devil drunkenness. " Shak. Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil John vi. 7 .
4. An expletive of surprise, vexation, or emphasis, or, ironically, of negation. [Low ] The devil a puritan that he is, ... but a timepleaser. Shak. The things, we know, are neither rich nor rare, But wonder how the devil they got there. Pope.
5. (Cookery )
Defn: A dish, as a bone with the meat, broiled and excessively peppered; a grill with Cayenne pepper. Men and women busy in baking, broiling, roasting oysters, and preparing devils on the gridiron. Sir W. Scott.
6. (Manuf.)
Defn: A machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton, etc. Blue devils. See under Blue. -- Cartesian devil. See under Cartesian. -- Devil bird (Zoöl.), one of two or more South African drongo shrikes (Edolius retifer, and E. remifer ), believed by the natives to be connected with sorcery. -- Devil may care, reckless, defiant of authority; -- used adjectively. Longfellow. -- Devil's apron (Bot. ), the large kelp (Laminaria saccharina, and L. longicruris ) of the Atlantic ocean, having a blackish, leathery expansion, shaped somewhat like an apron. -- Devil's coachhorse. (Zoöl.) (a ) The black rove beetle (Ocypus olens ). [Eng. ] (b ) A large, predacious, hemipterous insect (Prionotus cristatus ); the wheel bug. [U.S.] -- Devil's darning-needle. (Zoöl.) See under Darn, v. t. -- Devil's fingers, Devil's hand (Zoöl.), the common British starfish (Asterias rubens ); -- also applied to a sponge with stout branches. [Prov. Eng. , Irish & Scot. ] -- Devil's riding-horse (Zoöl.), the American mantis (Mantis Carolina ). -- The Devil's tattoo, a drumming with the fingers or feet. "Jack played the Devil's tattoo on the door with his boot heels." F. Hardman (Blackw. Mag. ). -- Devil worship, worship of the power of evil; -- still practiced by barbarians who believe that the good and evil forces of nature are of equal power. -- Printer's devil, the youngest apprentice in a printing office, who runs on errands, does dirty work (as washing the ink rollers and sweeping ), etc. "Without fearing the printer's devil or the sheriff's officer. " Macaulay. -- Tasmanian devil (Zoöl.), a very savage carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania (Dasyurus, or Diabolus, ursinus ). -- To play devil with, to molest extremely; to ruin. [Low ]
DEVIL
Dev "il, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deviled or Devilled; p. pr. & vb. n.Deviling or Devilling.]
1. To make like a devil; to invest with the character of a devil.
2. To grill with Cayenne pepper; to season highly in cooking, as with pepper. A deviled leg of turkey. W. Irving. deviled egg a hard-boiled egg, sliced into halves and with the yolk removed and replaced with a paste, usually made from the yolk and mayonnaise, seasoned with salt and /or spices such as paprika.
DEVIL-DIVER; DEVIL BIRD
DEVIL-DIVER; DEVIL BIRD Dev "il-div `er, Dev "il bird ` (, n.. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small water bird. See Dabchick.
DEVILESS
DEVILESS Dev "il *ess, n.
Defn: A she-devil. [R.] Sterne.
DEVILET
DEVILET Dev "il *et, n.
Defn: A little devil. [R.] Barham.
DEVILFISH
DEVILFISH Dev "il *fish `, n. (Zoöl.)(a ) A huge ray (Manta birostris or Cephaloptera vampyrus ) of the Gulf of Mexico and Southern Atlantic coasts. Several other related species take the same name. See Cephaloptera. (b ) A large cephalopod, especially the very large species of Octopus and Architeuthis. See Octopus. (c ) The gray whale of the Pacific coast. See Gray whale. (d ) The goosefish or angler (Lophius ), and other allied fishes. See Angler.
DEVILING
DEVILING Dev "il *ing, n.
Defn: A young devil. [Obs. ] Beau. & Fl.
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.
DEVILISM
DEVILISM Dev "il *ism, n.
Defn: The state of the devil or of devils; doctrine of the devil or of devils. Bp. Hall.
DEVILIZE
DEVILIZE Dev "il *ize, v. t.
Defn: To make a devil of. [R.] He that should deify a saint, should wrong him as much as he that should devilize him. Bp. Hall.
DEVILKIN
DEVILKIN Dev "il *kin, n.
Defn: A little devil; a devilet.
DEVILMENT
DEVILMENT Dev "il *ment, n.
Defn: Deviltry. Bp. Warburton.
DEVILRY
Dev "il *ry, n.; pl. Devilries (.
1. Conduct suitable to the devil; extreme wickedness; deviltry. Stark lies and devilry. Sir T. More.
2. The whole body of evil spirits. Tylor.
DEVIL'S DARNING-NEEDLE
DEVIL'S DARNING-NEEDLE Dev "il's darn "ing-nee `dle. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A dragon fly. See Darning needle, under Darn, v. t.
DEVILSHIP
DEVILSHIP Dev "il *ship, n.
Defn: The character or person of a devil or the devil. Cowley.
DEVILTRY
Dev "il *try, n.; pl. Deviltries (.
Defn: Diabolical conduct; malignant mischief; devilry. C. Reade.
DEVILWOOD
DEVILWOOD Dev "il *wood `, n. (Bot. )
Defn: A kind of tree (Osmanthus Americanus ), allied to the European olive.
New American Oxford Dictionary
devil
dev il |ˈdevəl ˈdɛvəl | ▶noun 1 (usu. the Devil ) (in Christian and Jewish belief ) the chief evil spirit; Satan. • an evil spirit; a demon. • a very wicked or cruel person: they prefer voting for devils rather than for decent men. • a mischievously clever or self-willed person: the cunning old devil is up to something. • [ with adj. ] informal a person with specified characteristics: the poor devil | a lucky devil. • (the devil ) fighting spirit; wildness: he was dangerous when the devil was in him. • (the devil ) a thing that is very difficult or awkward to do or deal with: it's going to be the very devil to disentangle. 2 (the devil ) expressing surprise or annoyance in various questions or exclamations: “Where the devil is he? ” 3 an instrument or machine, esp. one fitted with sharp teeth or spikes, used for tearing or other destructive work. 4 informal, dated a junior assistant of a lawyer or other professional. See also printer's devil. ▶verb ( devils, deviling, deviled ; Brit. devils, devilling, devilled ) 1 [ no obj. ] informal, dated act as a junior assistant for a lawyer or other professional. 2 [ with obj. ] harass or worry (someone ): he was deviled by a new-found fear. PHRASES between the devil and the deep (blue ) sea caught in a dilemma. [alluding to two equally dangerous alternatives. ] devil a —— archaic not even one or any: the devil a man of you stirred himself over it. the devil can quote scripture for his purpose proverb people may conceal unworthy motives by reciting words that sound morally authoritative. [with allusion to Jesus' Temptation in Matt. 4. ] the devil finds work for idle hands to do proverb someone who doesn't have enough work to do is liable to cause or get into trouble. the devil looks after his own proverb success or good fortune often seem to come to those who least deserve it. a devil of a —— informal used to emphasize great size or degree: we are in a devil of a mess here. the devil is in the details the details of a matter are its most problematic aspect. the devil's own —— informal used to emphasize the difficulty or seriousness of something: he was in the devil's own hurry. (the ) devil take the hindmost proverb everyone should (or does ) look after their own interests rather than considering those of others: full speed ahead and the devil take the hindmost. [with allusion to a chase by the Devil, in which the slowest will be caught. ] the devil to pay serious trouble to be dealt with: there was the devil to pay when we got home. give the devil his due proverb acknowledge the good qualities of even a bad or undeserving person. go to the devil 1 said in angry rejection or condemnation of someone. 2 fall into moral depravity: he must go to the devil in his own way. like the devil with great speed or energy: he drove like the devil. play the devil with have a damaging or disruptive effect on: this brandy plays the devil with one's emotions! speak (or talk ) of the devil said when a person appears just after being mentioned. [from the superstition that the devil will appear if his name is spoken. ]ORIGIN Old English dēofol (related to Dutch duivel and German Teufel ), via late Latin from Greek diabolos ‘accuser, slanderer ’ (used in the Septuagint to translate Hebrew śāṭān ‘Satan ’), from diaballein ‘to slander, ’ from dia ‘across ’ + ballein ‘to throw. ’
devil dance
devil dance ▶noun a dance performed as part of Buddhist ritual in Sri Lanka and Tibet, for the invocation, propitiation, or exorcism of spirits. DERIVATIVES devil dancer noun
deviled
dev iled |ˈdevəld ˈdɛvəld | ▶adjective (of food ) cooked with hot seasoning: deviled eggs.
devilfish
dev il fish |ˈdevəlˌfiSH ˈdɛvəlˌfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or devilfishes ) any of a number of marine creatures that are perceived as having a sinister appearance, in particular a devil ray, a stonefish, or an octopus or squid.
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.
devilling float
dev ¦il |ling float ▶noun a wooden or plastic block with tips of nails just protruding through its base, used to scratch the surface of plaster lightly to enable more plaster to adhere to it.
devil-may-care
dev il-may-care ▶adjective cheerful and reckless: lighthearted, devil-may-care young pilots.
devilment
dev il ment |ˈdevəlmənt ˈdɛvəlmənt | ▶noun reckless mischief; wild spirits: his eyes were blazing with devilment.
devil ray
dev il ray ▶noun a large, long-tailed ray that has a fleshy, hornlike projection on each side of the mouth. It occurs on or near the surface of warm seas and feeds on plankton. [Family Mobulidae: two genera and several species, including the manta. ]
devilry
dev il ry |ˈdevəlrē ˈdɛvəlri | ▶noun wicked activity: some devilry was afoot. • reckless mischief: a perverse sense of devilry urged her to lead him on. • black magic; dealings with the devil.
devil's advocate
dev il's ad vo cate ▶noun a person who expresses a contentious opinion in order to provoke debate or test the strength of the opposing arguments: the interviewer will need to play devil's advocate to put the other side's case forward. • historical the popular title of the person appointed by the Roman Catholic Church to challenge a proposed beatification or canonization, or the verification of a miracle.
devil's bit
dev il's bit ▶noun a North American plant of the lily family bearing tightly packed spikes of white flowers. [Chamaelirium luteum, family Liliaceae. ]
devil's claw
dev il's claw ▶noun a plant whose seedpods bear clawlike hooks that can harm livestock. [Two genera in the family Pedaliaceae: genus Proboscidea of warm regions of America, used in basketry or grown for their fruit, and Harpagophytum procumbens of southern Africa and Madagascar, used in herbal medicine. ]
devil's club
dev il's club ▶noun a very spiny, straggling shrub of western North America. [Oplopanax horridus, family Araliaceae. ]
devil's coach-horse
devil's coach-horse ▶noun Brit. a large black predatory rove beetle which raises its hind end and opens its jaws in a threatening manner when disturbed. ●Staphylinus olens, family Staphylinidae.
devil's darning needle
dev il's darn ing nee dle ▶noun another term for darner ( sense 2 ).
devil's food cake
dev il's food cake |devlsˈfuːdkeɪk | ▶noun a rich chocolate cake.
devil's grip
dev il's grip ▶noun informal term for Bornholm disease.
Devil's Island
Dev il's Is land a rocky island off the coast of French Guiana that was used from 1852 as a penal settlement, esp. for political prisoners. The last prisoner was released in 1953.
devils on horseback
dev ¦ils on horse |back |dɛvəlzɒnˈhɔːsbak | ▶plural noun chiefly Brit. a savoury snack of prunes individually wrapped in slices of bacon, served on toast or croutons.
devil's paintbrush
dev il's paint brush ▶noun a deep orange European hawkweed, which has become naturalized in North America. [Hieracium aurantiacum, family Compositae. ]
Devil's Tower
Dev il's Tower |ˈdevəlz ˈdɛvəlz | a rock column that is 865 feet (264 m ) high in northeastern Wyoming, a national monument on the Belle Fourche River.
devil's walking stick
dev il's walk ing stick ▶noun See Hercules-club.
deviltry
dev il try |ˈdevəltrē ˈdɛvəltri | ▶noun archaic variant of devilry.
Oxford Dictionary
devil
devil |ˈdɛv (ə )l | ▶noun 1 (usu. the Devil ) (in Christian and Jewish belief ) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. • an evil spirit; a demon. • a very wicked or cruel person: they prefer voting for devils than for decent men. • (the devil ) fighting spirit; wildness: he was dangerous when the devil was in him. • (the devil ) a thing that is very difficult or awkward to do or deal with: it's going to be the very devil to disentangle. 2 [ with adj. ] informal a person with specified characteristics: the cunning old devil | you lucky devil. 3 (the devil ) expressing surprise or annoyance in various questions or exclamations: ‘Where the devil is he? ’. 4 an instrument or machine fitted with sharp teeth or spikes, used for tearing or other destructive work. 5 informal, dated a junior assistant of a barrister or other professional. See also printer's devil. ▶verb ( devils, devilling, devilled; US devils, deviling, deviled ) 1 [ no obj. ] informal, dated act as a junior assistant for a barrister or other professional. 2 [ with obj. ] N. Amer. harass or worry (someone ): he was deviled by a new-found fear. PHRASES be a devil! Brit. informal said when encouraging someone to do something that they are hesitating to do: ‘Go on, be a devil and stop being so staid! ’. between the devil and the deep blue sea in a difficult situation where there are two equally unpleasant choices. devil a —— archaic not even one or any: the devil a man of you stirred himself over it. the devil can quote scripture for his purpose proverb people may conceal unworthy motives by reciting words that sound morally authoritative. [with allusion to the Temptation. ] the devil finds work for idle hands to do proverb if someone doesn't have enough work to occupy them, they are liable to cause or get into trouble. the devil looks after his own proverb success or good fortune often seem to come to those who least deserve it. a devil of a —— informal used to emphasize great size or degree: photographic equipment costs a devil of a lot. the devil's dozen thirteen. the devil's in the detail the details of a matter are its most problematic aspect. the devil's own —— informal used to emphasize the difficulty or seriousness of something: it was the devil's own job to get her to give me money. the devil to pay serious trouble to be dealt with. every man for himself and the devil take the hindmost see man. give the devil his due proverb if someone or something generally considered bad or undeserving has any redeeming features these should be acknowledged. go to the devil! said in angry rejection or condemnation of someone. like the devil with great speed or energy: he drove like the devil. play the devil with have a damaging or disruptive effect on: this brandy plays the devil with one's emotions! speak (or talk ) of the devil said when a person appears just after being mentioned. [from the superstition that the devil will appear if his name is spoken. ]ORIGIN Old English dēofol (related to Dutch duivel and German Teufel ), via late Latin from Greek diabolos ‘accuser, slanderer ’ (used in the Septuagint to translate Hebrew śāṭān ‘Satan ’), from diaballein ‘to slander ’, from dia ‘across ’ + ballein ‘to throw ’.
devil dance
devil dance ▶noun a dance performed as part of Buddhist ritual in Sri Lanka and Tibet, for the invocation, propitiation, or exorcism of spirits. DERIVATIVES devil dancer noun
devilfish
devil |fish |ˈdɛv (ə )lfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or devilfishes ) any of a number of marine creatures that are perceived as having a sinister appearance, in particular a devil ray, a stonefish, or an octopus or squid.
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.
devilled
dev |illed |ˈdɛvld | ▶adjective (of food ) cooked with hot seasoning: devilled kidneys.
devilling float
dev ¦il |ling float ▶noun a wooden or plastic block with tips of nails just protruding through its base, used to scratch the surface of plaster lightly to enable more plaster to adhere to it.
devil-may-care
devil-may-care ▶adjective cheerful and reckless: light-hearted, devil-may-care young pilots.
devilment
devil |ment |ˈdɛv (ə )lm (ə )nt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] reckless mischief; wild spirits: his eyes were blazing with devilment.
devil ray
devil ray ▶noun a large long-tailed ray which has a fleshy horn-like projection on each side of the mouth. It occurs on or near the surface of warm seas and feeds on plankton. ●Family Mobulidae: two genera and several species, including the manta.
devilry
dev |il ¦ry |ˈdɛv (ə )lri | ▶noun [ mass noun ] wicked activity: some devilry was afoot. • reckless mischief: a perverse sense of devilry urged her to lead him on. • black magic; dealings with the devil.
devil's advocate
devil's ad ¦vo |cate ▶noun a person who expresses a contentious opinion in order to provoke debate or test the strength of the opposing arguments. • historical a person appointed by the Roman Catholic Church to challenge a proposed beatification or canonization, or the verification of a miracle.
devil's bit
devil's bit ▶noun any of a number of wild plants with a very short rootstock, said in folklore to have been bitten off by the devil, in particular: ● (also devil's bit scabious ) a blue-flowered plant native to Eurasia and North Africa (Succisa pratensis, family Dipsacaceae ). ● N. Amer. the blazing star (Chamaelirium luteum, family Liliaceae ).
devil's claw
devil's claw ▶noun a plant whose seed pods bear claw-like hooks which can harm livestock. ●Two genera in the family Pedaliaceae: genus Proboscidea of warm regions of America, used in basketry or grown for their fruit, and Harpagophytum procumbens of southern Africa and Madagascar, used in herbal medicine.
devil's club
devil's club ▶noun a very spiny straggling shrub of western North America. ●Oplopanax horridus, family Araliaceae.
devil's coach-horse
devil's coach-horse ▶noun Brit. a large black predatory rove beetle which raises its hind end and opens its jaws in a threatening manner when disturbed. ●Staphylinus olens, family Staphylinidae.
devil's darning needle
devil's darn |ing nee ¦dle ▶noun N. Amer. another term for darner.
devil's food cake
devil's food cake |dɛvlsˈfuːdkeɪk | ▶noun chiefly N. Amer. a rich chocolate cake.
devil's grip
devil's grip ▶noun informal term for Bornholm disease.
Devil's Island
Devil's Is ¦land a rocky island off the coast of French Guiana, used from 1852 as a penal settlement, especially for political prisoners. The last prisoner was released in 1953.
devils on horseback
dev ¦ils on horse |back |dɛvəlzɒnˈhɔːsbak | ▶plural noun chiefly Brit. a savoury snack of prunes individually wrapped in slices of bacon, served on toast or croutons.
devil's paintbrush
devil's paint |brush ▶noun N. Amer. the European orange hawkweed, which has become naturalized in North America. ●Hieracium aurantiacum, family Compositae.
Devil's Tower
Dev il's Tower |ˈdevəlz ˈdɛvəlz | a rock column that is 865 feet (264 m ) high in northeastern Wyoming, a national monument on the Belle Fourche River.
devil's walking stick
devil's walk |ing stick ▶noun a prickly angelica tree native to the eastern US. Also called Hercules' club. ●Aralia spinosa, family Araliaceae.
deviltry
dev ¦il |try |ˈdɛv (ə )ltri | ▶noun archaic variant of devilry.
American Oxford Thesaurus
devil
devil noun 1 God and the Devil : Satan, Beelzebub, Lucifer, the Prince of Darkness, the Evil One; informal Old Nick. 2 he drove out the devils from their bodies: evil spirit, demon, fiend, bogie; informal spook. 3 look what the cruel devil has done: brute, beast, monster, fiend; villain, sadist, barbarian, ogre. 4 he's a naughty little devil: rascal, rogue, imp, fiend, monkey, wretch; informal monster, horror, scamp, tyke, varmint. 5 informal the poor devils looked ill: wretch, unfortunate, creature, soul, person, fellow; informal thing, beggar. WORD LINKS diabolical relating to the Devil Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
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.
devil-may-care
devil-may-care adjective devil-may-care stunt pilots: reckless, rash, incautious, heedless, impetuous, impulsive, daredevil, hotheaded, wild, foolhardy, audacious, nonchalant, casual, breezy, flippant, insouciant, happy-go-lucky, easygoing, unworried, untroubled, unconcerned, harum-scarum.
devilment
devilment noun See devilry (sense 2 ).
devilry, deviltry
devilry, deviltry noun 1 some devilry was afoot: wickedness, evil, sin, iniquity, vileness, badness, wrongdoing, dishonesty, unscrupulousness, villainy, delinquency, devilishness, fiendishness; informal crookedness, shadiness. 2 she had a perverse sense of devilry: mischief, mischievousness, naughtiness, badness, perversity, impishness; misbehavior, troublemaking, misconduct; pranks, tricks, roguery, devilment; informal monkey business, shenanigans. 3 they dabbled in devilry: black magic, sorcery, witchcraft, wizardry, necromancy, enchantment, incantation; the supernatural, occultism, the occult, the black arts, divination, voodoo, witchery, mojo.
Oxford Thesaurus
devil
devil noun 1 they perform the ritual of driving out the devils from their bodies: evil spirit, demon, fiend, imp, bogie, ghost, spectre; informal spook; archaic bugbear; rare cacodemon. 2 look what the cruel devil has done to me: brute, beast, monster, savage, demon, fiend; villain, sadist, barbarian, terror, ogre; informal swine, bastard, pig; Scottish informal radge; vulgar slang shit. 3 informal he is four and a naughty little devil: rascal, rogue, imp, demon, fiend, monkey, wretch, scamp, mischief-maker, troublemaker, badly behaved child; informal mischief, monster, horror, holy terror; Brit. informal perisher; Irish informal spalpeen; N. English informal tyke, scally; N. Amer. informal varmint, hellion; archaic scapegrace, rapscallion, jackanapes. 4 informal the poor devils looked as though they could do with some refreshment: wretch, unfortunate, creature, soul, person, fellow; informal thing, beggar, bastard; Brit. vulgar slang sod, bugger. WORD LINKS devil diabolical, diabolic relating to the Devil Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
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.
devil-may-care
devil-may-care adjective those devil-may-care young pilots: reckless, rash, incautious, heedless, unheeding, hasty, overhasty, precipitate, precipitous, impetuous, impulsive, daredevil, hot-headed; irresponsible, wild, foolhardy, headlong, over-adventurous, over-venturesome, audacious, death-or-glory, hare-brained, madcap, imprudent, unwise, unthinking; nonchalant, casual, airy, breezy, flippant, swaggering, insouciant, indifferent, happy-go-lucky, easy-going; unworried, untroubled, unconcerned; Brit. tearaway; informal harum-scarum; rare temerarious. ANTONYMS solemn, serious.
devilment
devilment noun we got up to all kinds of devilment. See devilry (sense 2 ).
devilry, deviltry
devilry, deviltry noun 1 some devilry was afoot: wickedness, evil, evil-doing, evilness, sin, sinfulness, iniquity, iniquitousness, vileness, foulness, baseness, badness, wrong, wrongdoing, dishonesty, unscrupulousness, roguery, villainy, rascality, delinquency, viciousness, devilishness, fiendishness, heinousness; informal crookedness, shadiness; Law malfeasance; archaic knavery. 2 a perverse sense of devilry urged her to lead him on: mischief, naughtiness, badness, bad behaviour, misbehaviour, mischievousness, troublemaking, misconduct, misdemeanour, perversity, disobedience, pranks, impishness, tricks, larks, capers, nonsense, roguery, rascality, devilment, funny business; French diablerie; informal monkey tricks, monkey business, shenanigans, goings-on, hanky-panky; Brit. informal carry-on, carryings-on, jiggery-pokery. 3 they dabbled in devilry: black magic, sorcery, magic, witchcraft, wizardry, necromancy, enchantment, spell-working, incantation, the supernatural, occultism, the occult, the black arts, divination, malediction, voodoo, hoodoo, sympathetic magic, witching, witchery; charms, hexes, spells, jinxes; N. Amer. mojo, orenda; NZ makutu; S. African informal muti; rare sortilege, thaumaturgy, theurgy.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
devil
dev il /dév (ə )l /〖語源は 「悪口を言うもの 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 a. 〖通例the D- 〗魔王 , サタン (Satan ) 〘ユダヤ教 キリスト教 イスラム教などで, 神の敵であり人間の誘惑者である存在; 角 （つの ）しっぽ 割れたひづめを持っていると描かれている 〙.b. 悪魔 (demon ), 悪鬼 .関連 devilを使ったことわざ ▸ Speak [｟英 ｠Talk ] of the ～ (and he is sure to appear ).「うわさをすれば影 」▸ Better the ～ you know (than the ～ you don't ).「知らない敵よりも知っている敵の方がまだましだ 」▸ The ～ finds [makes ] work for idle hands .｟やや古 ｠「小人閑居して不善をなす 」▸ Needs must when the ～ drives .｟英 ｠「背に腹はかえられない 」.2 ｟くだけた話 おどけて ｠a. …なやつ , 人, 子 (!lucky, poor, handsomeなどの 形容詞 を伴う ) ▸ a poor [silly ] devil かわいそうな [ばかな ]やつ b. 〖時にlittle /old ～〗(親しみをこめて )ひどいやつ ; いたずらっ子 ▸ Tom is a bit of a devil .トムはちょっとしたいたずらっ子ですよ 3 ｟話 やや古 くだけて ｠〖the ～; 疑問詞の後で 〗いったい (全体 )(in the world, on earth ) (!困惑 驚きを示す ) ▸ What the devil are you talking about? いったいあなたは何のことを話しているのですか 4 ｟話 やや古 ｠〖a /the ～ of A 〗ひどい , 大変なA 〈人 時間 迷惑など 〉; とても困難なA 〈問題 仕事など 〉; 〖the ～〗困ったこと, わずらわしいこと ▸ have a devil of a job lifting [to lift ] a stone 石を持ち上げるのに一苦労する ▸ There will be the devil to pay .あとで面倒なことになるぞ 5 ｟やや古 ｠邪悪な [残忍な ]人, 悪人 ; (悪徳などの )化身 ▸ a hideous devil 恐るべき悪人 ▸ the devil incarnate 悪の権化 （ごんげ ）6 精力的な [むこうみずな ]人 ; ｟比喩 （ひゆ ）的に ｠【仕事などの 】鬼 «for » .7 〖the ～〗闘争心 .8 印刷所の小僧 ; 下請け文筆業者 ; 弁護士の見習い .9 (ぼろ書類の )寸断機 .10 (インド アフリカなどの )砂あらし .Be a d é vil .｟英話 ｠思い切ってやって [食べて ]みろ .between the d é vil and the d è ep bl ù e s é a 進退きわまって, 身動きができなくて .g ì ve the d è vil his d ú e 嫌いな人の能力 [良い面 ]を正当に認める .g ò to the d é vil 1 悪習慣に陥る, 堕落する, 破滅する .2 ｟話 やや古 ｠〖命令形で 〗うせろ, くたばってしまえ .like the d é vil ｟くだけた話 やや古 ｠猛烈に 〈働くなど 〉; すごい勢いで 〈スピードを出すなど 〉.pl à y the d é vil with A 〈物 事が 〉A 〈物 事 〉をこわす, だめにする, めちゃめちゃにする .The d è vil made me d ó it .｟話 おどけて ｠魔がさしたんだ (!言い訳に使う ) .the d é vil's ò wn A ｟くだけて ｠とてもつらい, 大変なA 〈仕事など 〉.The d è vil t à ke the h í ndmost .｟英 非難して やや古 ｠早い者勝ちだ (!「最後の者が鬼に食われる 」という意から ) .動詞 ～s ; ～ed , ｟英 ｠～led ; ～ing , ｟英 ｠～ling 他動詞 1 〈食べ物 〉を辛く料理する .2 ｟米 ｠〈人など 〉を悩ませる, いじめる, 苦しめる .自動詞 【作家 弁護士などの 】下働きをする «for » .～̀ 's á dvocate 1 (議論の活性化のため )わざと反対の立場をとる者 .2 〘宗 〙(カトリックの )列聖調査審問検事 .～́ 's f ò od c à ke ｟米 ｠チョコレートケーキ .
deviled
d é v iled ｟英 ｠-illed 形容詞 辛い味を付けた .
devilfish
d é vil f ì sh 名詞 複 →fish C 〘魚 〙大エイ, イトマキエイ ; アンコウ ; タコ ; イカ .
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 .
devil-may-care
d è vil-may-c á re 形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗不注意な, 軽率な 〈態度など 〉; ｟ほめて ｠楽天的な, のんきな .
devilment
d é v il ment 名詞 U C ｟かたく ｠悪行 ; ひどい行動 .
deviltry
dev il try ｟英 ｠-ry /dév (ə )ltri //-ri /名詞 複 -tries , ｟英 ｠-ries 1 ＝devilment .2 U 魔法, 魔術 .
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