devilish
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“It hits me,” he says with a devilish grin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
At the world premiere of “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” actress Meryl Streep leaned into her character’s devilish persona.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
Accordingly, the 33-year-old presented herself as pure and pristine; or flawed and devilish, as the mood suited.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
They’re cartoons with real relationships, full of devilish takes on media and pop and consumer culture, with jokes that twist in the air like an Olympic ski jumper before landing on their feet going backward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2026
Here, sir, one example: One day, it was beastly hot, a devilish hot rainy day, and Miss Fanny didn’t want to go above-stairs to her chamber to change her dress, because her paint might melt.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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