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Definition of Devilry
1. Noun. Wicked and cruel behavior.
2. Noun. Reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others.
Generic synonyms: Misbehavior, Misbehaviour, Misdeed
Specialized synonyms: Blaze, Hell, Monkey Business, Hooliganism, Malicious Mischief, Vandalism
Derivative terms: Devil, Devil, Devil, Mischievous, Mischievous, Roguish
Definition of Devilry
1. n. Conduct suitable to the devil; extreme wickedness; deviltry.
Definition of Devilry
1. Noun. mischief. ¹
2. Noun. wickedness, cruelty. ¹
3. Noun. an action performed with the help of a devil; witchcraft. ¹
4. Noun. An act of such mischief, wickedness, cruelty, or witchcraft. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Devilry
1. deviltry [n -RIES] - See also: deviltry
Lexicographical Neighbors of Devilry
Literary usage of Devilry
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle, George H Warner (1902)
"... modified by Wilson and Lockhart, and who himself declared that «the young
lions in Edinboro' interlarded it with a good deal of devilry of their own. ..."
2. Things as They are: Mission Work in Southern India by Amy Carmichael (1903)
"... CHAPTER XXI Deified devilry " Next to the sacrifice rs, they (the temple women)
are the most important persons about the temple. ..."
3. Catalogue of the Library of the Boston Athenaeum by Boston Athenaeum, Charles Ammi Cutter (1882)
"Vikram and the vampire; or, Tales of Hindu devilry; by RF Burton. London, 1870.
16°. — Same. (In Fräser*! mag., v. 77-78. ..."
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