devilry

English

Alternative forms

• deviltry

Etymology

From Middle English develrye; equivalent to devil +‎ -ry.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛv.əl.ɹi/, /ˈdɛv.ɪl.ɹi/
• enPR: dĕv'əl-rē

Noun

devilry (countable and uncountable, plural devilries)

1. mischief.
2. Wickedness; cruelty.
3. An action performed with the help of a devil; witchcraft.
4. An act of such mischief, wickedness, cruelty, or witchcraft.

Derived terms

• printer's devilry

Translations

mischief

• Bulgarian: дяволия (bg) f (djavolija)
• Danish: drilagtighed c
• German: Unfug (de) m, böser (de) Ulk (de) m
• Irish: diabhlaíocht f, rógaireacht f, áibhirseoireacht f
• Maori: haututū
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: djevelskap (no) m or n

  Nynorsk: djevelskap m or n

• Portuguese: diabrura (pt) f, traquinagem (pt) f
• Swedish: djävulskap (sv) n

wickedness, cruelty

• Bulgarian: злоба (bg) f (zloba), жестокост (bg) f (žestokost)
• Danish: vildskab (da) n
• German: Quälerei (de) f
• Maori: mōrikarika
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: djevelskap (no) m or n

  Nynorsk: djevelskap m or n

• Portuguese: diabrura (pt) f, maldade (pt) f

witchcraft

• German: Hexerei (de) f
• Irish: diabhlaíocht f
• Portuguese: bruxaria (pt) f

An act of such mischief, wickedness, cruelty or witchcraft

• German: Teufelei (de) f, Unfug (de) m, Hexerei (de) f
• Portuguese: diabrura (pt) f

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Translations to be checked

• Irish: ^{(please verify)} áibhirseoireacht f, ^{(please verify)} deamhnacht f, ^{(please verify)} diabhlaíocht f
• Norman: ^{(please verify)} dgiâbliéthie f (Jersey)