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Recent Examples of devilish Escola’s brazenly ahistorical Mary Todd is one of those devilish comic creations, such as Jiminy Glick or Pee-wee Herman, that seems less invented than sprung free, never to return. Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024 Everett arranges the resulting fragments into a grim picture: The folksy charm of Jim, Huck Finn’s loyal traveling companion on the run from slavery, is replaced with the devilish wit of James, a serious, erudite man making tough choices in deadly situations. The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024 Many people believed that faeries were capable of all sorts of wicked tricks: Stealing babies or children and replacing them with changelings, making devilish bargains, trapping people in the Otherworld for eternity. Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024 Crosswinds — which many players have described as one of Royal Troon’s most devilish challenges — make that practice particularly difficult. Gabby Herzig, The Athletic, 18 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for devilish
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Adjective
  • There lies the problem: the intention to customize is honorable, but the execution—excessive repetition—like the extra spaces in Mail Merge, backfires.
    Jerry Weissman, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The day before Tanna Rae died, the U.S. National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning for all of Arizona, coinciding with temperatures rising past 110 degrees.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • How did this cheeky demonic child come so close to toppling Earth’s Mightiest Heroes?
    David Opie, IndieWire, 25 Feb. 2025
  • The new king of the Chinese box office is an adorably ugly, demonic child fighting off monsters.
    Claire Fu, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Michelle Trachtenberg's fans are remembering her in one of her most mischievous roles.
    Angela Andaloro, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Addressing his health issues and impact of his Parkinson’s diagnosis, the film showcases the central role music continues to play in Ozzy’s life, also proving his mischievous sense of humor remains resolutely intact, despite it all.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The staff forecasts and tracks tornadoes, hurricanes, and extreme rainfall events, and is also responsible for predicting solar storms and protecting the fish, crabs, and other species that help feed the nation.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
  • According to Parkinson, the improbability of Lemons' survival and extreme nature of saturation diving is what originally drew him to the story.
    Megan McCluskey, TIME, 1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Deepfakes first attracted attention for its use in making fake celebrity pornographic films, but their uses have subsequently evolved to more sinister reasons.
    Rohan Pinto, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Columbia Pictures When Bobbie also suddenly transforms, Joanna discovers that her best friend has been replaced by a robot—along with all the other wives—and realizes the sinister forces at work in Stepford are coming for her next.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 23 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • In the years leading up to his voice work for the wicked prince hoping to woo Fiona, Everett worked as a writer, playwright and TV presenter.
    Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Hackman was great at playing bad guys, too: no one’s chuckle was more unnervingly, thrillingly wicked.
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Your voice is insane.
    Mary Colurso | [email protected], al, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The Republican and right-wing reaction is just insane.
    Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 31 Mar. 2023
Adjective
  • What disrupts the playful opening to what will become a quietly devastating look at PTSD, however, is a sudden cut to a girl crouching next to the body.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2025
  • With playful prints, fun embroideries, and the softest material, Stripe & Stare has something for everyone—even every astrological sign.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025

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“Devilish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devilish. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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