Meaning of DEVILRY
| Pronunciation: | | 'devulree
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- [n] reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
- [n] wicked and cruel behavior
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| | Synonyms: | | devilment, deviltry, mischief, mischief-making, mischievousness, rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan |
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| | See Also: | | blaze, evil, hell, hooliganism, immorality, iniquity, malicious mischief, misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed, vandalism, wickedness | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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| | Related Terms: | | arrantness, badness, baseness, bitchiness, black magic, Black Mass, chthonian worship, cruelty, cussedness, demonism, demonography, demonolatry, demonology, demonomancy, demonomy, demonry, devil lore, devil worship, devilishness, devilment, deviltry, diablerie, diabolism, diabology, diabolology, elfishness, evil, evil intent, evilness, fiendishness, flagitiousness, foolishness, foulness, harmfulness, hatefulness, heinousness, hellishness, high spirits, impishness, iniquitousness, iniquity, invidiousness, knavery, knavishness, maleficence, malevolence, malice, malice aforethought, malice prepense, maliciousness, malignance, malignancy, malignity, meanness, mischief, mischievousness, nastiness, naughtiness, nefariousness, noxiousness, orneriness, perversity, playfulness, prankishness, pranksomeness, puckishness, rankness, rascality, roguery, roguishness, Satanism, scampishness, sinfulness, sorcery, sportiveness, viciousness, vileness, villainousness, villainy, waggery, waggishness, wickedness, youthful spirits |
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