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词汇 devilry
释义 devilry
noun
uk /ˈdev.əl.ri/ us /ˈdev.əl.ri/
[ C or U ]
an evil action or activity that is connected with devils or the devil:
I lack words to describe such devilry.
According to folklore the little demons come into their own on Walpurgis Night and get up to all sorts of devilry.
Synonym
devildom
[ U ]
intentional bad behaviour by someone who finds it funny or enjoyable: 恶作剧,欢闹,顽皮
The twins looked innocent, but showed hints of devilry.这对双胞胎看起来很天真,但却表现出一丝丝恶作剧的顽皮。
A witch has magic in her fingers and devilry dancing in her blood.
It is hard to know where piety ends and devilry starts in his religious art.
A thousand devilries were feared from these cults: they would throw themselves off steeples, they would set themselves alight, they would run amok with weapons.
A perverse sense of devilry urged her to lead him on.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Religious concepts: devils
antichrist
demon
demoniacally
demonically
devil
devildom
Lucifer
Mephistopheles
Old Nick
Satan
satanic
satanically

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