Mephistophelian

Every Czech family’s photo album has the requisite picture of a wide-eyed, screaming child who absolutely lost it when Mom and Dad rolled out the welcome mat for Mephistopheles.

Underneath wisps of tawny hair, rather Mephistophelian, were clear-blue eyes, brilliant and sharp as a brigands.

A halo still surrounds the Mephistophelian figure which incarnates the Hohenzollern spirit.

What he saw caused a sort of Mephistophelian grin to curve his lips.

Van Slyck's eyes danced with satisfaction, and his saturnine smile was almost Mephistophelian.

One of the guests, a diplomatist, of Mephistophelian aspect and species, took advantage of it to turn the conversation.