devilries

Variant of devilry

devilry definition

dev·ilry (dev′əl rē)

noun pl. devilries -·ries

  1. black magic; witchcraft
  2. evil or diabolic behavior; great wickedness or cruelty
  3. deviltry

Etymology: ME develri

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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