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sinister, wicked, evil, iniquitous, sinful, flagitious, heinous,
malign, malevolent, malignant, cruel, maleficent; impish,
mischievous, prankish, naughty, crazy, madcap: He has come up
with a devilish plan for stealing the secret formula.
devilry n. 1 deviltry, mischief, mischievousness, roguery, naughtiness,
rascality, roguishness, diablerie, archness, knavery,
knavishness: His latest bit of devilry is hiding father's
bedroom slippers. 2 deviltry, devilishness, wickedness, evil,
fiendishness, diablerie, cruelty, malice, malevolence,
viciousness, perversity, iniquity, hellishness, villainy: That
traitor is up to some devilry.
devious adj. 1 deceitful, underhand(ed), insincere, deceptive,
misleading, subreptitious, sneaky, furtive, surreptitious,
secretive, double-dealing, treacherous, dishonest, shifty,
smooth, slick, slippery, scheming, plotting, designing, foxy,
vulpine, wily, sly, crafty, tricky Colloq crooked: The plot to
poison the queen was the product of a devious mind. 2 indirect,
roundabout, zigzag, evasive, circuitous, crooked, rambling,
serpentine, tortuous, sinuous, anfractuous: That is about the
most devious bit of reasoning I have ever heard!
devise v. 1 concoct, make up, conceive, scheme, contrive, dream up,
design, draft, frame, form, formulate, plan, arrange, work out,
think up, originate, invent, create, Colloq cook up: He devised
a method for making sandals out of leather scraps. 2 bequeath,
will, convey, hand down, give, assign, dispose of, transfer,
bestow: I devise to my nephew, Ian Ferguson, my property in
Yorkshire.
devote v. 1 apply, appropriate, assign, allot, commit, allocate, set
aside or apart, put away or aside, dedicate, consecrate: Each
of the chapels was devoted to a separate sect. 2 apply, pledge,
dedicate, commit, give up: She has devoted her life to helping
others.
devoted adj. faithful, true, dedicated, committed, devout, loyal,
loving, doting, staunch, tender, staunch, steadfast, constant;
ardent, loving, caring, fond, earnest, zealous, enthusiastic:
Your brother was my most devoted friend throughout his life.
devotee n. fan, aficionado, adherent, votary, enthusiast, addict,