ADJECTIVE | all | mephistophelian, devilish, diabolic, diabolical, mephistophelean | showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil |
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Meaning | showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil. | |
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Example | "a mephistophelian glint in his eye" | |
Synonyms | devilish, diabolic, diabolical, mephistophelean | |
Broader | evil | morally bad or wrong |
Spanish | diabólico, mefistofélico | |
Nouns | Mephistopheles | evil spirit to whom Faust sold his soul |
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