mephistophelean

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adjective

Showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil.

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devilishdiabolicdiabolicalmephistophelianevil
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Meanings

mephistophelean1

adjectivemephistophelean (comparative more mephistophelean, superlative most mephistophelean)

comparative more mephistophelean · superlative most mephistophelean

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Mephistophelean.

Mephistophelean2

adjectiveMephistophelean (comparative more Mephistophelean, superlative most Mephistophelean)

comparative more Mephistophelean · superlative most Mephistophelean · alternative Mephistophelian

  1. Showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveshowing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil

Similar
devilishdiabolicdiabolicalmephistophelianevil
Also see
devilishdiabolicdiabolicalmephistophelicmephistophelistic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Mephistopheles + -ean.

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Translations

Catalan mefistofèlic
  • mefistofèlicshowing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
Dutch mefistofelisch
  • mefistofelischshowing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
Finnish pirullinen, paholaismainen
  • pirullinenshowing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
  • paholaismainenshowing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
German mephistophelisch
  • mephistophelischshowing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
Greek μεφιστοφελικός
  • μεφιστοφελικός (mefistofelikós)showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
Italian mefistofelico
  • mefistofelicoshowing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
Polish mefistofeliczny
  • mefistofelicznyshowing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
Portuguese mefistofélico
  • mefistofélicoshowing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
Russian мефисто́фельский
  • мефисто́фельский (mefistófelʹskij)showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
Tagalog Mepistopeliko
  • Mepistopelikoshowing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
Yiddish מעפֿיסטאָפֿעליש
  • מעפֿיסטאָפֿעליש (mefistofelish)showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
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mephistophelean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mephistophelean

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“mephistophelean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mephistophelean. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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