英语词汇“devilry”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1 (noun) in the sense of mischief

Definition

reckless fun or mischief

Synonyms

mischief

The little lad was always up to some mischief.

monkey-business (informal)

jiggery-pokery (informal, mainly British)

devilment

We sent him a Valentine card out of sheer devilment.

mischievousness

knavery (old-fashioned)

a hotbed of intrigue and malicious knavery

roguery

rascality

2 (noun) in the sense of wickedness

Definition

wickedness

Synonyms

wickedness

moral arguments about the wickedness of nuclear weapons

They have sunk to new levels of wickedness.

vice

a den of vice and violence

evil

We are being attacked by the forces of evil.

cruelty

laws against cruelty to animals

malice

There was no malice on his part.

viciousness

The book romanticizes the viciousness of organized crime.

malevolence

His actions betrayed a rare streak of malevolence.

villainy

They justify their villainy in the name of their high ideals.

3 (noun) in the sense of sorcery

Synonyms

sorcery

The man swore never to practise sorcery again, and was released.

black magic

I believed in black magic and white magic.

diabolism

diablerie

单词	devilry
释义	Trends of devilry View usage for: devilry in British English (ˈdɛvəlrɪ) or deviltry nounWord forms: plural -ries or -tries 1. reckless or malicious fun or mischief 2. wickedness or cruelty 3. black magic or other forms of diabolism Word origin C18: from French diablerie, from diable devil devilry in American English (ˈdɛvəlri) nounWord forms: plural ˈdevilries Chiefly British 1. black magic; witchcraft 2. evil or diabolic behavior; great wickedness or cruelty 3. deviltry Word origin ME develri Examples of 'devilry' in a sentence devilry I imagine writing that I can't come this time because Ellen Cassidy is staying with me, butit is only errant devilry. LeCompte, Jane MOON PASSAGE (2004) Synonyms of 'devilry' mischief, monkey-business, jiggery-pokery, devilment wickedness, vice, evil, cruelty sorcery, black magic, diabolism, diablerie More Synonyms of devilry 1 (noun) in the sense of mischief Definition reckless fun or mischief Synonyms mischief The little lad was always up to some mischief. monkey-business (informal) jiggery-pokery (informal, mainly British) devilment We sent him a Valentine card out of sheer devilment. mischievousness knavery (old-fashioned) a hotbed of intrigue and malicious knavery roguery rascality 2 (noun) in the sense of wickedness Definition wickedness Synonyms wickedness moral arguments about the wickedness of nuclear weapons They have sunk to new levels of wickedness. vice a den of vice and violence evil We are being attacked by the forces of evil. cruelty laws against cruelty to animals malice There was no malice on his part. viciousness The book romanticizes the viciousness of organized crime. malevolence His actions betrayed a rare streak of malevolence. villainy They justify their villainy in the name of their high ideals. 3 (noun) in the sense of sorcery Synonyms sorcery The man swore never to practise sorcery again, and was released. black magic I believed in black magic and white magic. diabolism diablerie Additional synonyms in the sense of black magic Definition magic used for evil purposes I believed in black magic and white magic. Synonyms witchcraft, magic, witching, voodoo, the occult, wizardry, enchantment, sorcery, occultism, incantation, black art, witchery, necromancy, diabolism, sortilege, makutu (New Zealand) in the sense of cruelty laws against cruelty to animals Synonyms brutality, spite, severity, savagery, ruthlessness, sadism, depravity, harshness, inhumanity, barbarity, callousness, viciousness, bestiality, heartlessness, brutishness, spitefulness, bloodthirstiness, murderousness, mercilessness, fiendishness, hardheartedness in the sense of devilment Definition mischievous conduct We sent him a Valentine card out of sheer devilment. Synonyms mischief, naughtiness, mischievousness, devilry, knavery (old-fashioned), roguishness, roguery, rascality Nearby words of devilry devil-may-care devilish devilment devilry devious devise devitalize Synonyms of 'devilry' devilry Explore 'devilry' in the dictionary
随便看	to sb's defense to sb's disadvantage to sb's face to sb's liking to sb's place to scald o.s. to scale toscana toscanini to scan sth into a computer to scapegoat sb (for sth) to scare/bore sb to death to scar sb for life to scatter sth over/on sth to scoop sb/sth into one's arms to scoop sth into sth to score 6 out of 10 to score a goal to score a hit to score a point over sb/score points off sb to score low/high to scout an area (for sth) to scout for sth to scowl at sb to scramble for sth/to do sth

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