adverb
- As a devil; in an evil manner.
- usage: "his writing could be diabolically satiric"
- synonyms: diabolically, fiendishly
- In a playfully devilish manner.
- usage: "the socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever"
- synonyms: devilish
- Used as intensives. ( extremely)
- usage: "she was madly in love"; "deadly dull"; "deadly earnest"; "deucedly clever"; "insanely jealous"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
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