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devilment

[ dev-uh l-muh nt ]

/ ˈdɛv əl mənt /

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noun

devilish action or conduct; deviltry.

Origin of devilment

First recorded in 1765–75; devil + -ment

Words nearby devilment

devil's-walking-stick, devil-may-care, devilfish, devilish, devilkin, devilment, devilry, devils-on-horseback, deviltry, devilwood, devine

Example sentences from the Web for devilment

My little bit of devilment was duly reported to the management.

The Secrets of a Savoyard |Henry A. Lytton
He's compilin' some devilment, yer ken bet yer bottom dollar.

Watch Yourself Go By |Al. G. Field
She didn't want my uncle to steal, but he was just full of all kind of devilment.

Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States |Work Projects Administration
He knew that his boy flew high occasionally, but that was because he was "jess nachally sprightly and full o' devilment."

McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 3, July 1908. |Various

Ay, but they might attack you and tell of some devilment you went into before we were married.

The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) |Robert G. Ingersoll

British Dictionary definitions for devilment

devilment

/ (ˈdɛvəlmənt) /

noun

devilish or mischievous conduct