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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
mephistophelean \meph`istophe"lean\, mephistophelian
\meph`istophe"lian\? or ?, prop. a.
pertaining to, or resembling, the devil mephistopheles, "a
crafty, scoffing, relentless fiend;" devilish in character or
aspect; crafty; showing cunning or ingenuity or wickedness;
as, a mephistophelean glint in his eye.
syn: devilish, diabolic, diabolical, mephistophelean.
1913 webster
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
mephistophelean
adj : showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a
devil; "devilish schemes"; "the cold calculation and
diabolic art of some statesmen"; "the diabolical
expression on his face"; "a mephistophelian glint in
his eye" syn: devilish, diabolic, diabolical, mephistophelian
see also:
devilish diabolic diabolical mephistophelian
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