Mephistophelian

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's early caricature of "The Clown" deploys rapid ink strokes to create a wild Mephistophelian image.

Making a Mockery of It All Barrymore Laurence Scherer 2011

William F. Buckley: The sophistication of the Mephistophelian creator of The Sopranos was never underrated.

Archive 2007-06-01 KaneCitizen 2007

William F. Buckley: The sophistication of the Mephistophelian creator of The Sopranos was never underrated.

Workin' Hard to Get My Phil KaneCitizen 2007

Physicians and other providers need to liberate themselves from the Faustian bargain they've cut with the Mephistophelian suits who now run their professional lives.

The Health Insurance Mafia Jonathan Kellerman 2008

He's a trim 42-year-old who favors black shirts and a slightly Mephistophelian beard, and most Wikipedians revere him, but you wouldn't know that from the Jimmy Wales article in the encyclopedia, which rehearses some shady-sounding accusations: padding expenses, peddling pornography, editing his own Wikipedia page.

Wikipedians Leave Cyberspace, James Gleick 2008

So hold the holy water and stifle the Mephistophelian pipe-organ toccata: Nestlé is using its corporate clout for good, not...evil.

Forbes Faces Of The Week: June 19-23Faces Of The Week: June 19-23 Forbes.com staff 2006

The reader may, perhaps, recall the high forehead and the singularly long black eyebrows that give such a Mephistophelian touch to his face.

Twelve Stories and a Dream, by H. G. Wells Herbert George 2006

So hold the holy water and stifle the Mephistophelian pipe-organ toccata: Nestlé is using its corporate clout for good, not...evil.

Fat Synergy: Brabeck-Letmathe's Nestle To Buy Jenny Craig 2006

Mephistophelian shrewdness on his fellow-men and the society they form.

Balzac 2003

There it was again, thought Aaron, looking doubtfully up into the younger man's Mephistophelian face.

Ishmael Barbara Hambly 2000