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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
devil . - adjective possessed of the
Devil - adjective
grilled with apiquant sauce
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Examples
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SERMON V. “VEXED with a devil;” she is devilled, that is, fully possessed.
The Tryal & Triumph of Faith: or An Exposition of the History of Christs dispossessing of the daughter of the woman of Canaan. 1600-1661 1645
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Legation at Teheran; Bill "devilled" for a famous barrister; Lionel wore her Majesty's livery.
The Hill A Romance of Friendship Horace Annesley Vachell 1908
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Hugo, the eldest, was Secretary of Legation at Teheran; Bill "devilled" for a famous barrister; Lionel wore her Majesty's livery.
The Hill A Romance of Friendship Horace Annesley Vachell 1908
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I threw myself headlong into my father's work, acquainted myself with all the plans, their merits and defects, read besides in special books, made myself a master of the theory of strains, studied the current prices of materials, and (in one word) "devilled" the whole business so thoroughly, that when the plans came up for consideration, Big Head Dodd was supposed to have earned fresh laurels.
The Wrecker 1898
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He "devilled" for Mr. Asstewt, the great Chancery man, which was the most excellent beginning: and he was getting into a little practice of his own which was not to be sneezed at.
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"devilled," it gave me renewed relish for the morning's champagne.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, May 20, 1893 Various 1876
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Well, today saw devilled eggs, shortbread, and oatmeal raisin cookies made, and bread started.
we don't follow fashion. that would be a joke. matociquala 2009
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At the moment, hyper-seasonal dishes such as morels, bamboo shoots and ramps served with Carolina Gold rice as well as devilled North Carolina blue crab cakes with hot Japanese mustard and pickled mustard seed are on the menu.
White Borscht With Turnips, Savoy Cabbage and Horseradish 2011
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Once, after one of their clashes, she devilled him at the piano, playing a mad damned thing that stirred and irritated him and set his pulse pounding wild and undisciplined fancies in the ordered chamber of his brain.
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Next day, with a blinding hangover, Christopher ordered devilled kidneys.
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