devilry

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Devilry lurks as ever in the details, which are so smoothly passed over when merely uttering the word “telepathy.”

From Salon • Dec. 15, 2012

Devilry, devil's work:—traces of such you might fancy were to be found in a certain manuscript volume taken from an old monastic library in France at the Revolution.

From Miscellaneous Studies; a series of essays by Pater, Walter

"Devilry appears to have a marvellous power of stimulation."

From Doom Castle by Munro, Neil

"Devilry expresses it," said a sly secretary in black.

From Little Novels of Italy by Hewlett, Maurice Henry