English

Adverb

the devil ‎(not comparable)

1. (idiomatic) Used to add emphasis to a question or statement.

   Why the devil have you got my pizza?

Synonyms

• (intensifier): the dickens, on earth, in God's name, the ****, the heck, the blazes, in heaven, in heavens, in tarnation, in damnation, in ****, in heaven's name

Derived terms

• the devils
• what the devils
• the dickens

Translations

Noun

the devil ‎(uncountable)

1. Used other than as an idiom: see the,‎ devil.