Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deviltry

/ˈdɛv.əl.tɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.25 in modern English

Syllables: dev-il-try
IPA: /ˈdɛv.əl.tɹi/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The poor girl had a right to her chance, and he should not really alter anything by taking it away from her; for was she not the artist to the tips of her tresses (the ambassadress never in the world), and would she not take it out in something else if one were to make her deviate? So certain was that irrepressible deviltry to insist ever on its own."
"They stand back to make room for every rascal and demagogue who chooses to cloak his selfish deviltry under the veil of race pride."
"This is the law of "enantiodromia" whereby every extreme turns into its opposite, whereby Satanism is actually created by Puritanism and deviltry by sanctity."

Etymology

Variant of devilry, influenced by gallantry.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈdɛv.əl.tɹi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

deviltries (plural)

Synonyms

mischief mischief-making mischievousness devilry devilment rascality roguery roguishness shenanigan

Questions

How do you pronounce deviltry?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɛv.əl.tɹi/.
What does deviltry mean?: Devilry.
Where does deviltry come from?: Variant of devilry, influenced by gallantry.

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