devilizedadj.
/ˈdɛvl̩ʌɪzd/, /ˈdɛvᵻlʌɪzd/, U.S. /ˈdɛvlˌaɪzd/, /ˈdɛvəˌlaɪzd/ Now somewhat rare.
Transformed into a devil; made devilish or wicked. Also: portrayed as a devil.
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the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > diabolicalness > [adjective]
devillyOE
fiendenc1315
serpentinec1422
devilish?a1439
diabolic?1483
feding1502
diabolical1546
satanic1556
demoniacal1565
serpent-likea1586
serpentive1635
devilized1641
fiendlike1716
diabolish1865
society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > [adjective] > devilishly wicked
devillyOE
fiendenc1315
serpentinec1422
devilish?a1439
diabolic?1483
diabolical1546
satanical1548
satanic1556
serpent-likea1586
fiendlikea1616
serpentive1635
devilized1641
demoniacal1714
demoniac1784
diabolish1865
1641 H. Vincent Coblers Serm. cryed Downe i. 5 There are some so divilized, that when they cannot impeach mens practices, they will implead and improve their purposes.
1654 J. Crandon Mr. Baxters Aphorisms Exorized & Anthorized i. vii. 57 Mr. Baxter would account him a prodigie of Nature, a Devillized man.
1726 D. Defoe Polit. Hist. Devil ii. iv. 244 To consider humane Nature Deviliz'd.
1890 J. Pulsford Loyalty to Christ I. 238 The highest and most reputable members of society..have come through a devilized line of ancestry.
1965 H. Weinstock tr. M. Picón-Salas Ignoble Savages 73 The excessively ‘devilized’ Devil..has lost for me a little of the flavorful, piquant condiment of life.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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