devilish

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Examples of devilish

  • We should not lose this opportunity to congratulate whoever devised this devilish scheme.

  • He demonstrated that even in an age of all sorts of devilish weaponry, the rapier can still be extremely effective.

  • There is nothing underhand or devilish about it.

  • He does not seem to realise what a deadly and devilish machine he is in charge of.

  • We have all, presumably, our own opinions about the most devilish—pneumatic drills, aircraft, motor-bikes and whatever it may be.

  • Surely that is a tremendous example of a courageous response to a devilish challenge.

  • I am delighted to hear that they are not, because it is a devilish method of warfare.

  • All the wicked, devilish things we have done over de-nazification, arrestable categories, and so on have been done as a result of international agreements.

  • There was not the same devilish balance-of-payments problem.

  • Everyone knows that when these devilish machines are let go—really let go —casualties are very heavy.

  • What kind of devilish, fiendish devices could possibly be thought up that would prevent a vehicle from moving?

  • Devilish instruments of war are being used against them.

  • A tariff one can jump over; an import licence is an unscalable barrier, and behind these unscalable barriers the most devilish financial malpractices go on unchecked.

  • During the 1939–1945 war, this kind of thing grew in complexity and variety as the campaigns proceeded and more devilish instruments were invented by the enemy.

  • We are in a somewhat devilish industry.

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