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deviltry

/dev-uhl-tree/US // ˈdɛv əl tri //

偏差,虔诚,叛逆,叛变

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural dev·il·tries.

    • : reckless or unrestrained mischievous behavior.
    • : extreme or utter wickedness.
    • : an act or instance of mischievous or wicked behavior.
    • : diabolic magic or art.
    • : demonology.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounmischief

Examples

  • She had looked so small and young; and who could know what deviltry lurked abroad that night?

  • Having permitted her to influence him so far, out of pure deviltry, he seemed determined to make her regret it.

  • He characterized both the meta or medicine dances and the wabeno dances by a term which may be translated deviltry.

  • She left shortly after you went, and she means some deviltry.

  • What of decency or what of deviltry lay behind the mask that Renwick had seen?