devilishly
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6.2
- adverb
- /ˈdɛvəlɪʃli/
:
extremadamente
- Since we're taking on a devilishly difficult case, we are going to need a devilishly difficult lawyer.
Since we're taking on a devilishly difficult case, we are going to need a devilishly difficult lawyer.
- Since we're taking on a devilishly difficult case, we are going to need a devilishly difficult lawyer.
- Transition is a moment in this very vanishing, and it is devilishly difficult to picture or ponder.
Examples
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Transition is a moment in this very vanishing, and it is devilishly difficult to picture or ponder.
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And, given his sense of right and justice, it's devilishly hard to imagine him committing a crime like this.
Fiction book (1993) -
And so in that respect, writing is devilishly hard and frustrating.
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The conclusion, it might not surprise you to learn, is "a complicated question to frame and a devilishly tough one to answer."
Blog text (13) -
Is it just me, or is it devilishly hard to concentrate when the monster's talking?
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Smith and Woods then did something ingeniously simple in concept but devilishly difficult in execution.
Blog text (28) -
But this hypothetical contracting rule is often devilishly difficult to apply and practice.
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Rhyming is the easy part of the job, and even that turns out to be devilishly hard after the initial spasm of euphoria.
Academic text (2012) -
It's the most tenacious, devilishly tricky, and just plain STUBBORN coping strategy I've ever had to train myself out of.
Blog text (1) -
It's all a bit new to me, and it's devilishly good fun.
Synonyms
351
1.4
To show strong feeling or degree
300
5.6
Said to make something sound very strong
230
1.4
To a very great degree, often before words like cold or sad
137
3.9
To a much higher level than usual
61
3.2
In a very wild and uncontrolled way
57
2.7
To a very great degree
57
4.6
To a very great degree
50
3.9
To a very great degree
21
3.5
To a very great degree
18
4.4
Shows that something is very bad, unpleasant, or extreme
17
5.2
To a very great degree
12
6.0
To emphasize something, like saying very
7
7.5
To a much greater degree than is normal
6
5.5
In a very bad or extreme way
5
9.1
In a very cruel, very clever, or very difficult way
5
6.8
In a very cruel and shocking way
2
3.9
To a very high degree
2
8.8
In a very intense and unpleasant way
1
8.1
In a way that makes something very bad or annoying
1
7.0
In a very bad and unpleasant way
1
7.3
Much more expensive than it should be
1
8.8
In a way that is very bad or annoying
1
5.8
In a way that is very strong or extreme
1
9.9
Shows that something is very strong or intense
An informal word meaning very, often used in New England
To a very high degree
To an extremely large degree
In a way that is very bad or annoying
In a very annoying and unpleasant way
In a way that shows great fear or warns of danger
Antonyms
How Intense
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Devilishly is also used as a strong word for 'very' or 'extremely' because people used devil to add force to a description. So when we say something is devilishly difficult or rich, we mean it is 'very' or 'extremely' so.