Adverb
In a devilish manner.
Very, problematically.
Usage- Informal
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Without volunteers, a community radio station could function: but it would be expensive, devilishly expensive; and it would be far less varied and interesting.
Adverb
as a devil; in an evil manner
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his writing could be diabolically satiric
in a playfully devilish manner
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the socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever
(used as intensives) excessively
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she was madly in love
deadly dull
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deadly earnest
deucedly clever
insanely jealous