devilishlyadv.

Brit.

/ˈdɛvl̩ᵻʃli/,

/ˈdɛv(ᵻ)lᵻʃli/, U.S.

/ˈdɛvl̩ᵻʃli/,

/ˈdɛv(ə)lᵻʃli/

Forms: see devilish adj. and -ly suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: devilish adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < devilish adj. + -ly suffix².

1. In a devilish manner; diabolically, wickedly; (also) mischievously, roguishly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > diabolicalness > [adverb]

devillyOE

serpentinously1502

devilishly1528

diabolicallya1600

serpent-like1608

diabolicly1683

society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > [adverb] > diabolically or fiendishly

devillyOE

serpentinously1502

devilishly1528

satanically1590

diabolicallya1600

serpent-like1608

diabolicly1683

demonically1834

1528 J. Skelton Honorificatissimo: Replycacion agaynst Yong Scolers sig. A.vi Howe falsely ye had surmysed And deuyllysshely deuysed The people to seduce.

1531 W. Tyndale Expos. Fyrste Epist. St. Jhon ii. sig. B.v We sinne not diuellishlie againe the holie gost.

1623 J. Webster Deuils Law-case iv. sig. I I feare, Y'are practiz'd vpon most deuillishly.

1642 T. Fuller Holy State v. xi. 405 None but devils and men devilishly minded.

1732 A. Collins Life Cecil 28 Perswading men most devilishly it was meritorious to kill him.

1788 Solemn Appeal Citizens Great Brit. & Ireland 10 The massacre of Saint Bartholomew was most vilely and devilishly perpetrated.

1830 T. Arnold Let. 24 Dec. in A. P. Stanley Life & Corr. T. Arnold (1844) I. vi. 261 A devil's doctrine, certainly, and devilishly applied.

1878 E. Jenkins Haverholme 47 The declaration..has a touch of the devilishly humorous about it.

1938 N.Y. Times 28 Nov. 12/4 The devilishly ruthless methods of the Communists..planted such a terror that the people were glad to install a dictator if communism could be surely averted.

2004 N. Harris Hiroshima 22 Wartime propaganda portrayed them as devilishly cruel.

2. Chiefly colloquial. Extremely badly or wrongly; fiendishly, terribly, egregiously; (as an intensifier) exceedingly, awfully, very.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > extremely or exceedingly > excessively

cruellyc1385

overa1400

fullc1400

parlouslyc1425

mortalc1440

perilousc1440

spitefulc1450

devilish1560

pestilently1567

spitefully1567

cruel1573

parlous1575

deadly1589

intolerable?1593

fellc1600

perditlya1632

excessively1634

devilishly1635

desperate1636

woundya1639

woundlya1644

desperately1653

wicked1663

killing1672

woundily1706

wounded1753

mortally1759

dreadful1762

intolerably1768

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terrifically1777

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woundedly1794

thundering1809

all-firedly1833

preponderously1835

painfully1839

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demonish1867

sinfully1869

fiendishly1879

thunderingly1885

only too1889

nightmarishly1891

God almighty1906

Christ almighty1945

1635 J. Jones Adrasta iv. i. 58 Most devillishly argu'd.

1668 T. Shadwell Sullen Lovers iv. 56 How Devillishly impertinent is this.

1687 E. Settle Refl. Dryden's Plays 13 The Poet lyes Divellishly if he tells you [etc.].

1762 Brit. Mag. Nov. 569/2 It stuck devilishly in our stomachs that we were obliged to leave our station.

1782 E. Blower George Bateman II. 140 She's devilishly pretty.

1845 J. W. Carlyle Let. 7 Dec. in Lett. & Memorials (1883) I. 360 I think it devilishly well done.

1893 B. Matthews Story of Story & Other Stories 187 Yes, she is devilishly clever that girl; quite clever enough to be a great artist, a great lady, a great beauty—all three.

1948 C. Rice Big Midget Murders iii. 20 Jake and Helene might be in a devilishly tight spot.

1994 Denver Post 18 Dec. h4/3 This rule is devilishly complex.

2010 Independent 14 July 29/2 Once in, they are devilishly difficult to get out.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	devilishly
释义	devilishlyadv. Brit. /ˈdɛvl̩ᵻʃli/, /ˈdɛv(ᵻ)lᵻʃli/, U.S. /ˈdɛvl̩ᵻʃli/, /ˈdɛv(ə)lᵻʃli/ Forms: see devilish adj. and -ly suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: devilish adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < devilish adj. + -ly suffix². 1. In a devilish manner; diabolically, wickedly; (also) mischievously, roguishly. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > diabolicalness > [adverb] devillyOE serpentinously1502 devilishly1528 diabolicallya1600 serpent-like1608 diabolicly1683 society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > [adverb] > diabolically or fiendishly devillyOE serpentinously1502 devilishly1528 satanically1590 diabolicallya1600 serpent-like1608 diabolicly1683 demonically1834 1528 J. Skelton Honorificatissimo: Replycacion agaynst Yong Scolers sig. A.vi Howe falsely ye had surmysed And deuyllysshely deuysed The people to seduce. 1531 W. Tyndale Expos. Fyrste Epist. St. Jhon ii. sig. B.v We sinne not diuellishlie againe the holie gost. 1623 J. Webster Deuils Law-case iv. sig. I I feare, Y'are practiz'd vpon most deuillishly. 1642 T. Fuller Holy State v. xi. 405 None but devils and men devilishly minded. 1732 A. Collins Life Cecil 28 Perswading men most devilishly it was meritorious to kill him. 1788 Solemn Appeal Citizens Great Brit. & Ireland 10 The massacre of Saint Bartholomew was most vilely and devilishly perpetrated. 1830 T. Arnold Let. 24 Dec. in A. P. Stanley Life & Corr. T. Arnold (1844) I. vi. 261 A devil's doctrine, certainly, and devilishly applied. 1878 E. Jenkins Haverholme 47 The declaration..has a touch of the devilishly humorous about it. 1938 N.Y. Times 28 Nov. 12/4 The devilishly ruthless methods of the Communists..planted such a terror that the people were glad to install a dictator if communism could be surely averted. 2004 N. Harris Hiroshima 22 Wartime propaganda portrayed them as devilishly cruel. 2. Chiefly colloquial. Extremely badly or wrongly; fiendishly, terribly, egregiously; (as an intensifier) exceedingly, awfully, very. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > extremely or exceedingly > excessively cruellyc1385 overa1400 fullc1400 parlouslyc1425 mortalc1440 perilousc1440 spitefulc1450 devilish1560 pestilently1567 spitefully1567 cruel1573 parlous1575 deadly1589 intolerable?1593 fellc1600 perditlya1632 excessively1634 devilishly1635 desperate1636 woundya1639 woundlya1644 desperately1653 wicked1663 killing1672 woundily1706 wounded1753 mortally1759 dreadful1762 intolerably1768 perishing1776 tremendously1776 terrifically1777 diabolically1792 woundedly1794 thundering1809 all-firedly1833 preponderously1835 painfully1839 deadlilya1843 severely1854 furiously1856 diabolish1858 fiendish1861 demonish1867 sinfully1869 fiendishly1879 thunderingly1885 only too1889 nightmarishly1891 God almighty1906 Christ almighty1945 1635 J. Jones Adrasta iv. i. 58 Most devillishly argu'd. 1668 T. Shadwell Sullen Lovers iv. 56 How Devillishly impertinent is this. 1687 E. Settle Refl. Dryden's Plays 13 The Poet lyes Divellishly if he tells you [etc.]. 1762 Brit. Mag. Nov. 569/2 It stuck devilishly in our stomachs that we were obliged to leave our station. 1782 E. Blower George Bateman II. 140 She's devilishly pretty. 1845 J. W. Carlyle Let. 7 Dec. in Lett. & Memorials (1883) I. 360 I think it devilishly well done. 1893 B. Matthews Story of Story & Other Stories 187 Yes, she is devilishly clever that girl; quite clever enough to be a great artist, a great lady, a great beauty—all three. 1948 C. Rice Big Midget Murders iii. 20 Jake and Helene might be in a devilishly tight spot. 1994 Denver Post 18 Dec. h4/3 This rule is devilishly complex. 2010 Independent 14 July 29/2 Once in, they are devilishly difficult to get out. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1528
随便看	imperceptibleness imperceptiblenesses imperceptibly imperception imperceptive imperceptively imperceptiveness imperceptivenesses imperceptivities imperceptivity imperch impercipience impercipiences impercipient impercussively imperdibility imperdible impere imperence imperent imperf imperfect imperfect concord imperfect consonance imperfect fungus