Deviled and Devil
(imp.&p.p.) of Devil.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
noun
- Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions. ( chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell)
- synonyms: Satan, Old Nick, Lucifer, Beelzebub, the Tempter, Prince of Darkness
- An evil supernatural being.
- A word used in exclamations of confusion.
- usage: "what the devil"; "the deuce with it"; "the dickens you say"
- A rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man. )
- usage: "he chased the young hellions out of his yard"
- A cruel wicked and inhuman person.
verb
- Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations.
- usage: "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
- Coat or stuff with a spicy paste.
- usage: "devilled eggs"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
- (v.t.) To make like a devil; to invest with the character of a devil.
- (v.t.) To grill with Cayenne pepper; to season highly in cooking, as with pepper.
- (n.) An evil spirit; a demon.
- (n.) A machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton, etc.
- (n.) The Evil One; Satan, represented as the tempter and spiritual of mankind.
- (n.) A very wicked person; hence, any great evil.
- (n.) An expletive of surprise, vexation or emphasis, or, ironically, of negation.
- (n.) A dish, as a bone with the meat, broiled and excessively peppered; a grill with Cayenne pepper.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary