devilish

  • (r) in a playfully devilish manner
    • the socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever
    devilishly,
  • (s) showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
    • devilish schemes
    • the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen
    • the diabolical expression on his face
    • a mephistophelian glint in his eye
    diabolic, diabolical, mephistophelean, mephistophelian,
  • (s) playful in an appealingly bold way
    • a roguish grin
    rascally, roguish,

Synonyms

devilishly diabolic diabolical mephistophelean mephistophelian rascally roguish

Words of close approximity

devilise
devilise devilize
devilishly