† Mephistophelicadj.n.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: proper name Mephistopheles , -ic suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Mephistopheles (see Mephistopheles n.) + -ic suffix, perhaps after French Méphistophélique (1833). Compare slightly earlier Mephistophelean adj.

Obsolete.

Of or belonging to Mephistopheles (also occasionally as n.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > a devil > [adjective] > relating to or resembling Mephistopheles

Mephistophelean1836

Mephistophelistic1837

Mephistophelic1853

1853 Harper's Mag. Jan. 210/2 In Vanity Fair the mocking Mephistophelic spirit was painfully obtrusive.

1873 C. G. Leland Egyptian Sketch-bk. 102 The Mephistophelic who quiz all that they cannot compass.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	mephistophelic
释义	† Mephistophelicadj.n. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: proper name Mephistopheles , -ic suffix. Etymology: < the name of Mephistopheles (see Mephistopheles n.) + -ic suffix, perhaps after French Méphistophélique (1833). Compare slightly earlier Mephistophelean adj. Obsolete. Of or belonging to Mephistopheles (also occasionally as n.). ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > a devil > [adjective] > relating to or resembling Mephistopheles Mephistophelean1836 Mephistophelistic1837 Mephistophelic1853 1853 Harper's Mag. Jan. 210/2 In Vanity Fair the mocking Mephistophelic spirit was painfully obtrusive. 1873 C. G. Leland Egyptian Sketch-bk. 102 The Mephistophelic who quiz all that they cannot compass. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < adj.n.1853
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