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Definition of Mephistophelian
1. Adjective. Showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil. "A mephistophelian glint in his eye"
Similar to: Evil
Derivative terms: Devil, Devil, Mephistopheles, Mephistopheles
Definition of Mephistophelian
1. a. Pertaining to, or resembling, the devil Mephistopheles, "a crafty, scoffing, relentless fiend;" devilish; crafty.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mephistophelian
Literary usage of Mephistophelian
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1872)
"... the old mephistophelian doctrine, often sung in Arab verse, that " blood is
quite a peculiar sort of juice," the very anti-mephistophelian conclusion, ..."
2. Longman's Magazine by Charles James Longman (1890)
"And directly he began the mephistophelian stranger, bending double, ... screamed the
mephistophelian stranger. 'There may be something comical in the ..."
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