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    Mephistophelian
    /ˌmɛfɪstəˈfiːlɪən/

    adjective

    • 1. wicked; fiendish: "a Mephistophelian cackle"

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  2. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › mephistophelianMephistophelian - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    If someone calls you mephistophelian, they're commenting on your devilish nature or your gleeful wickedness. For example, the supervillain known as The Joker has a particularly mephistophelian laugh.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › mephistophelianMephistophelian Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. Meph· is· toph· e· les ˌme-fə-ˈstä-fə-ˌlēz. Synonyms of Mephistopheles. : a chief devil in the Faust legend. Mephistophelian. ˌme-fə-stə-ˈfēl-yən mə-ˌfi-stə- adjective. or Mephistophelean. ˌme-fə-stə-ˈfēl-yən mə-ˌfi-stə- or. ˌme-fə-ˌstä-fə-ˈlē-ən. Examples of Mephistopheles in a Sentence.

  4. www.thefreedictionary.com › mephistophelianMephistophelian - definition of mephistophelian by The Free...

    1. mephistophelian - showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil; "devilish schemes"; "the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen"; "the diabolical expression on his face"; "a mephistophelian glint in his eye". devilish, diabolic, diabolical, mephistophelean.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › mephistopheleanMephistophelean - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    mephistophelean. adjective. showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishMephistophelian adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation...

    Definition of Mephistophelian adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › mephistopheleanMephistophelean - definition of mephistophelean by The Free...

    mephistophelean - showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil; "devilish schemes"; "the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen"; "the diabolical expression on his face"; "a mephistophelian glint in his eye"

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMEPHISTOPHELEAN definition and meaning | Collins English...

    (ˌmɛfɪstəˈfiliən ; məˌfɪstəˈfiliən ; ˌ mɛfəˌstɑfəˈliən ) or ˌMephistoˈphelian (ˌmɛfɪstəˈfiliən ; məˌfɪstəˈfiliən ; ˌ mɛfəˌstɑfəˈliən ) adjective. 1. of Mephistopheles. 2. like Mephistopheles; fiendish, diabolic, crafty, malevolent, sardonic, etc. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

  9. en.bab.la › dictionary › englishmephistophelian - Definition in English - bab.la

    Define 'mephistophelian': {0}. See more meanings of 'mephistophelian' with examples.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › mephistophelean_adjMephistophelean, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

    /məˌfɪstəˈfiljən/ muh-fiss-tuh-FEE-lyuhn. See pronunciation. Where does the adjective Mephistophelean come from? Earliest known use. 1830s. The earliest known use of the adjective Mephistophelean is in the 1830s. OED's earliest evidence for Mephistophelean is from 1836, in Spiritual Magazine. From a proper name, combined with an English element.

  11. premium-oxforddictionaries-com.libproxy.ucl.ac.uk › english › mephistophelianMephistophelian - definition of Mephistophelian in English from...

    wicked; fiendish:. Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences, English to English reference content.