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DEVILRY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
Synonyms:
devilment; devilry; deviltry; mischief; mischief-making; mischievousness; rascality; roguery; roguishness; shenanigan
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("devilry" is a kind of...):
misbehavior; misbehaviour; misdeed (improper or wicked or immoral behavior)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "devilry"):
blaze; hell (noisy and unrestrained mischief)
monkey business (mischievous or deceitful behavior)
hooliganism; malicious mischief; vandalism (willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others)
Derivation:
devil (cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Wicked and cruel behavior
Synonyms:
devilry; deviltry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("devilry" is a kind of...):
evil; immorality; iniquity; wickedness (morally objectionable behavior)
