Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outdevil

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: out-dev-il
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To surpass in devilry.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Here they outdevil the devil himself; […]"
"For Russell, Crimes of Passion didn't cover new ground—nothing could outdevil The Devils—but it allowed him to ply his obsessions against a new social backdrop: the Reagan-Thatcher years and the rise of televangelists like Jerry Falwell […]"

Etymology

From out- + devil.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: out

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

outdevils (present, singular) outdeviling (US, participle) outdevilling (UK, participle) outdeviled (US, participle) outdeviled (US, past) outdevilled (UK, participle) outdevilled (UK, past)

Questions

What does outdevil mean?: To surpass in devilry.
Where does outdevil come from?: From out- + devil.

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