devilry
Example Sentences
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He possessed both the winemaking skills and an appetite for devilry.
That makes a person wonder what manner of devilry they're concealing; after all, if there's literally nothing to see in front of us, surely it's hiding elsewhere.
From Salon
How about you, dear reader: Who are the sword and sorcery protagonists that scratch your itch for devilry and adventure?
From Washington Post
The Chinese Embassy in Great Britain has called for social media platform Twitter to investigate potential digital devilry after the account of one of Beijing's diplomats "liked" a tweet of an X-rated video.
From Fox News
Yet the devilry is in the details, and as I delved deeper, I discovered that the money in dispute was connected to another victim of the Reign of Terror, George Bigheart.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
