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Webster 1913 Edition

Devilry

Dev′il-ry

,

Noun.

;

pl.

Devilries

.

1.

Conduct suitable to the devil; extreme wickedness; deviltry.

Stark lies and

devilry

.

Sir T. More.

2.

The whole body of evil spirits.

Tylor.

Definition 2024

devilry

devilry

English

Alternative forms

deviltry

Noun

devilry ‎(countable and uncountable, plural devilries)

mischief.
Wickedness; cruelty.
An action performed with the help of a devil; witchcraft.
An act of such mischief, wickedness, cruelty, or witchcraft.

Translations

mischief

Bulgarian: дяволия (bg) f ‎(djavolija)
German: Unfug (de) m, böser (de) Ulk (de) m

Irish: diabhlaíocht f, rógaireacht f, áibhirseoireacht f
Portuguese: diabrura f, traquinagem f

wickedness, cruelty

Bulgarian: злоба (bg) f ‎(zloba), жестокост (bg) f ‎(žestokost)
German: Quälerei f

Portuguese: diabrura f, maldade (pt) f

witchcraft

German: Hexerei (de) f
Irish: diabhlaíocht f

Portuguese: bruxaria (pt) f

An act of such mischief, wickedness, cruelty or witchcraft

German: Teufelei (de) f, Unfug (de) m, Hexerei (de) f

Portuguese: diabrura f