Synonym: demon, fiend, monster, ogre. Antonym: angel. Similar words: daredevil, dust devil, vaudeville, devil's advocate, speak of the devil, give the devil his due, evil, devise. Meaning: ['devl] n. 1. (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell 2. one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief 3. a word used in exclamations of confusion 4. a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man) 5. a cruel wicked and inhuman person. v. 1. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations 2. coat or stuff with a spicy paste.
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181. Why the devil do you think I came haring over here?
182. Devil eggs Hard boil a dozen eggs and cut them in half lengthways.
183. Instead of praise, she was told she was possessed by the devil.
184. The hitchhiker keeps showing up, like a bad dream, like the devil himself.
185. He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it, is a saint; that boasteth of it, is a devil. Thomas Fuller
186. The devil has something to be said for him: he acts on his own initiative and isn't just following orders.
187. He is a devil from the conservative point of view.
188. She's a cunning little devil! She left for school as usual, and then went into town instead with her friends.
189. Better the devil you know than the devil you don't.
190. With his pale, wrinkled face and his red, staring eyes, he looked like a devil out of hell.
191. Maybe it was true that the Devil got all the best lines.
192. Indeed, I worship the little devil,(www.Sentencedict.com) but only as a travelling companion.
193. Yet a devil was loose somewhere, a restless imp had slipped into her and would not be harried or prayed out.
194. But if - for whatever reason - you take the Devil out of the redemption story, the divine drama is lost.
195. It is legitimate to speculate about the Devil as long as we do not assume that our speculations have the solidity of holy writ.
196. It was as if she had a hot line to the Devil.
197. She saw him clearly - arrogant as the devil and cold as ice, a ready-made adversary.
198. But I've always found the Flying V and its derivatives a devil of a job to sit down with and play.
199. Now I believe it is the case that some Christians do project their own failings on to the Devil.
200. The Bible makes it clear that the devil and his forces are the masters of misrepresentation.
201. Sarcasm I now see to be, in general, the language of the Devil; for which reason I have, long since, as good as renounced it. Thomas Carlyle
202. Any halfway clever devil would decorate the highway to Hell as beautiful as possible. Criss Jami
203. If we come really unstuck[sentencedict.com], then we can blame the devil!
204. But we're dealing with a devil we don't know and we're paying the devil more than his due.
205. To only a few had he been the devil who gloated over their private grief.
206. Some people considered this stranger to be a devil changed into the illusion of an angel of light, or a witch.
207. To talk to someone who does not listen is enough to tense the devil. Pearl Bailey
208. Whether they are actually his desires, or those of the devil, must remain speculation.
209. It was always worse going down, and spiral stairs were the very devil in the dark if you had big feet.
210. I even drew a donkey playing and a devil dancing.
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