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)

mischief.
Wickedness; cruelty.
An action performed with the help of a devil; witchcraft.
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)

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