| word | devil |
|---|---|
| definition | noun In Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the Devil is the most powerful evil spirit. A devil is an evil spirit. ...the idea of angels with wings and devils with horns and hoofs. You can use devil to emphasize the way you feel about someone. For example, if you call someone a poor devil, you are saying that you feel sorry for them. You can call someone you are fond of but who sometimes annoys or irritates you an old devil or a little devil . I felt sorry for Blake, poor devil. Manfred, you're a suspicious old devil. Susie, you're a determined little devil. If you refer to someone as a devil, you mean that they do not behave very well but you like them and are not angry with them. 'I think he was a bit of a devil,' Constance said. |
| inflections | devils |
| cefr-level | C1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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