devilry
English
/ˈdɛv.əl.ɹi/
noun
Definitions
- mischief.
- Wickedness; cruelty.
- An action performed with the help of a devil; witchcraft.
- An act of such mischief, wickedness, cruelty, or witchcraft.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English develrye suffix from English devil.
Origin
English
devil
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Tasmanian devil English
- archdevil English
- bedevil English
- daredevil English
- demidevil English
- devil English
- devil strip English
- devil's herb English
- devil's nettle English
- devil-lore English
- devil-ridden English
- devildom English
- deviless English
- devilet English
- devilette English
- devilfish English
- devilish English
- devilism English
- devility English
- devilize English
- devilkin English
- devilkind English
- devilless English
- devillike English
- devilment English
- devilship English
- devilsome English
- devilwood English
- go-devil English
- hay devil English
- kill-devil English
- seadevil English
- she-devil English
- undevil English
- yoke-devil English
- デビル Japanese
- devel Middle English
- develrye Middle English
- devil Middle English
- tewel Tok Pisin
- tefin Chuukese
- devil
- bedevil
- devilet
- undevil
- devilish
- deviless
- go-devil
- devildom
- devility
- devilism
- seadevil
- devilize
- devilkin
- she-devil
- devillike
- devilsome
- daredevil
- devilless
- demidevil
- hay devil
- devilette
- devilship
- archdevil
- devilment
- devilwood
- devilkind
- devilfish
- kill-devil
- yoke-devil
- devil-lore
- devil strip
- devil's herb
- devil-ridden
- devil's nettle
- Tasmanian devil