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like the devil
Variant of like
adjective
- having almost or exactly the same qualities, characteristics, etc.; similar; equal: a cup of sugar and a like amount of flour
- Rare alike
- Dialectal likely
adverb
Informal likely: like as not, he is already there
- similar to; somewhat resembling: she is like a bird
- in a manner characteristic of; similarly to: she sings like a bird
- in accord with the nature of; characteristic of: it's not like her to sleep late
- in the mood for; desirous of: to feel like sleeping
- indicative or prophetic of: that sounds like fun; it looks like a clear day tomorrow
- as for example: great dramatists like Sophocles and Shakespeare
conjunction
- in the way that; as: it was just like you said
- as if: it looks like he is late
noun
a person or thing regarded as the equal or counterpart of another or of the person or thing being discussed: I've never met her like
interjection
Informal inserted into spoken sentences before or after a word, phrase, or clause, apparently without meaning or syntactic function, but possibly for emphasis: it's, like, hot
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