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devilry
dev·il·ry D0180000 (dĕv′əl-rē)n. Variant of deviltry.devilry (ˈdɛvəlrɪ) or deviltryn, pl -ries or -tries1. reckless or malicious fun or mischief2. wickedness or cruelty3. (Alternative Belief Systems) black magic or other forms of diabolism[C18: from French diablerie, from diable devil]dev•il•try (ˈdɛv əl tri)
n., pl. -tries. 1. mischievous behavior. 2. extreme or utter wickedness. 3. an act or instance of mischievous or wicked behavior. 4. diabolic magic or art. [1780–90; variant of devilry] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | devilry - wicked and cruel behaviordeviltryevil, wickedness, immorality, iniquity - morally objectionable behavior | | 2. |  devilry - reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in othersmischief, mischief-making, devilment, roguery, shenanigan, roguishness, deviltry, mischievousness, rascalitymisbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed - improper or wicked or immoral behaviorblaze, hell - noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes"monkey business - mischievous or deceitful behaviorhooliganism, malicious mischief, vandalism - willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others |
devilrynounAnnoying yet harmless, usually playful acts:deviltry, diablerie, high jinks, impishness, mischief, mischievousness, prankishness, rascality, roguery, roguishness, tomfoolery.Informal: shenanigan (often used in plural).TranslationsböserHexereiQuälereiTeufeleiUlkdiavoleriadevilry
Synonyms for devilrynoun annoying yet harmless, usually playful actsSynonyms- deviltry
- diablerie
- high jinks
- impishness
- mischief
- mischievousness
- prankishness
- rascality
- roguery
- roguishness
- tomfoolery
- shenanigan
Synonyms for devilrynoun wicked and cruel behaviorSynonymsRelated Words- evil
- wickedness
- immorality
- iniquity
noun reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in othersSynonyms- mischief
- mischief-making
- devilment
- roguery
- shenanigan
- roguishness
- deviltry
- mischievousness
- rascality
Related Words- misbehavior
- misbehaviour
- misdeed
- blaze
- hell
- monkey business
- hooliganism
- malicious mischief
- vandalism
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