devilry
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He possessed both the winemaking skills and an appetite for devilry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
That makes a person wonder what manner of devilry they're concealing; after all, if there's literally nothing to see in front of us, surely it's hiding elsewhere.
From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2022
How about you, dear reader: Who are the sword and sorcery protagonists that scratch your itch for devilry and adventure?
From Washington Post ● Sep. 17, 2021
A different, more downbeat brand of devilry is afoot in "The Exorcist," which takes off from William Peter Blatty’s bestselling 1971 novel and director William Friedkin's 1973 film.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2016
‘There’s some devilry at work in the Shire,’ he said.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
And posting himself in front of the cathedral, he studied the south porch, which had most of zoological mysticism and devilries.
From The Cathedral by Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl)
He looked at her and wondered what devilries might be stirring in her mind, what evil purpose she desired to serve.
From The Sea-Hawk by Sabatini, Rafael
"Nay, no Mingo will be near the portage, for that is a spot too public for their devilries," answered the Pathfinder confidently.
From Pathfinder; or, the inland sea by Cooper, James Fenimore
In good truth, Crailey was the ringleader in all the devilries of the town.
From The Two Vanrevels by Tarkington, Booth
Giuliano, who had been an associate of the Duke and an abettor of Lorenzino's "devilries," fled precipitately from Florence, and sought the protection of the Duke of Milan.
From The Tragedies of the Medici by Staley, Edgcumbe
