English adverb: devilishly | |||
1. | devilishly as a devil; in an evil manner | ||
Samples | His writing could be diabolically satiric. | ||
Synonyms | diabolically, fiendishly | ||
2. | devilishly in a playfully devilish manner | ||
Samples | The socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever. | ||
Synonyms | devilish | ||
3. | devilishly (used as intensives) extremely | ||
Samples | She was madly in love. Deadly dull. Deadly earnest. Deucedly clever. Insanely jealous. | ||
Synonyms | deadly, deucedly, insanely, madly | ||
Domain usage | intensifier, intensive | ||