devilishly

1. 1.

   as a devil; in an evil manner

   “his writing could be diabolically satiric”

   Synonymsdiabolicallyfiendishly
2. 2.

   in a playfully devilish manner

   “the socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever”

   Synonymsdevilish
3. 3.

   (used as intensives) extremely

   “she was madly in love”

   “deadly dull”

   “deadly earnest”

   “deucedly clever”

   “insanely jealous”

   Synonymsmadlyinsanelydeadlydeucedly

   intensifier

Questions about devilishly

What does devilishly mean?

devilishly means "as a devil; in an evil manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in devilishly?

devilishly has 4 syllables: dev-i-lish-ly. The stress falls on "dev". In IPA it is /ˈdɛvəlɪʃli/.

What is another word for devilishly?

Close synonyms include diabolically, fiendishly, devilish, madly, insanely. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is devilishly a common word?

devilishly is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.