Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

devilishly

/dˈɛvəlɪʃli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables: dev-il-ish-ly
IPA: /dˈɛvəlɪʃli/

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a devilish manner.

adv

Very, problematically.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Without volunteers, a community radio station could function: but it would be expensive, devilishly expensive; and it would be far less varied and interesting."

Etymology

Etymology tree English devilish Middle English -ly English -ly English devilishly From devilish + -ly.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

more devilishly (comparative) most devilishly (superlative)

Synonyms

madly insanely deadly deucedly devilish diabolically fiendishly

Questions

How do you pronounce devilishly?: The recorded pronunciation is /dˈɛvəlɪʃli/.
What does devilishly mean?: In a devilish manner.
Where does devilishly come from?: Etymology tree English devilish Middle English -ly English -ly English devilishly From devilish + -ly.

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