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devilry

/ˈdevlri/noun

उच्चारण डेव्ल्री

शैतानी, दुष्टता, नटखटपन

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noun
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    [U] literary

    wicked or cruel behaviour; mischievous behaviour

    शैतानी, दुष्टता, नटखटपन

    • children full of devilry
    • His grandmother smiled at the devilry in the eyes of the little boy.
    • The children were up to some devilry in the mango orchard.
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    • There was devilry in the monkey's grin as he took the banana.
    • The soldiers described the devilry of the enemy's cruel plans.

    Synonyms mischief wickedness naughtiness roguery evil

    Opposite goodness virtue innocence

◇Word family
devil noundevilish adj.
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dev·il·ry

(also deviltry in American English).

(American English में deviltry भी)।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Idioms with devil, asked often: speak of the devil (said when the person you are talking about appears), between the devil and the deep blue sea (in a difficult situation with two bad choices), the devil's advocate (a person who argues the opposite side for discussion), an idle mind is the devil's workshop.

Devil के idioms अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: speak of the devil (जिसकी बात हो रही हो उसके आ जाने पर कहा जाता है), between the devil and the deep blue sea (दो बुरे विकल्पों वाली कठिन स्थिति में), the devil's advocate (चर्चा के लिए विपरीत पक्ष रखने वाला), an idle mind is the devil's workshop (खाली दिमाग़ शैतान का घर)।