† Mephistophelisticadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Characteristic of or resembling Mephistopheles.
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Mephistophelean1836
Mephistophelistic1837
Mephistophelic1853
1837 Fraser's Mag. 16 92 We have heard some ascribe a Mephistophelistic spirit to Mr. Carlyle.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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adj.1837- to make a conquest of
- to make a conscience
- to make a construction
- to make a countenance
- to make a cousin of
- to make a day of it
- to make a day on it
- to make a dead set at
- to make a decision
- to make a defeat of
- to make a defeat on
- to make a defeat upon
- to make a demonstration
- to make a dent in
- to make a die
- to make a die of it
- to make a difference
- to make a difficulty
- to make a do of
- to make a duck and drake
- to make a etc fist
- to make a etc go
- to make a etc job of
- to make a etc leg
- to make a etc like a welshman's hose