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1954 British film by Alfred Goulding
The Devil's Jest is a 1954 British second feature ('B') film directed by Alfred Goulding and starring Mary Taviner (credited as Mara Tavernan), Ivan Craig
The_Devil's_Jest
British actress and fascist (1909–1972)
the confidence but unfortunately little of the talent of Sarah Bernhardt, [and] bites off more than she can chew as Jacqueline"; and The Devil's Jest
Mary_Taviner
British actor (1912–1995)
Hotel Detective Stryker of the Yard (1953) Hell Below Zero (1954) - Larsen Profile (1954) - Jerry Haymer The Devil's Jest (1954) - Maj. Seton A Prize
Ivan_Craig
English actor (1908–1985)
(1953) as Narrator (uncredited) Johnny on the Spot (1954) as Tyneley The Devil's Jest (1954) as Intelligence Director Suspended Alibi (1957) as Inspector
Valentine_Dyall
1948 British film by Oscar Burn
Mara Russell-Tavernan). It was remade in 1954 as The Devil's Jest, again starring Mary Taviner. During the Second World War, a military intelligence officer
Castle_Sinister_(1948_film)
2012 composition by John Adams
Absolute Jest is a concerto for string quartet and orchestra by the American composer John Adams. The work was commissioned by the San Francisco Symphony
Absolute_Jest
Bibliography
place, the amount Howard earned for the sale of the piece, any alternative titles and whether the work is in the public domain. Links to the freely available
Robert_E._Howard_bibliography
Fictional character
You jest so lightly in a time of crisis? You must capture him. Capcom. Devil May Cry 4. Capcom. Sanctus: We had originally intended Dante to form the Savior's
Nero_(Devil_May_Cry)
American film director (1885–1972)
Road (1948) The Devil's Jest (1954) Laffing Time (1959) "Veteran Film Maker Alfred Goulding Dies". Pasadena Star-News. April 6, 1972. The Social Security
Alfred_J._Goulding
2008 video game
sites. / Credo: You jest so lightly in a time of crisis? You must capture him. / Nero: Trust me, I'll get it done. Capcom. Devil May Cry 4. Capcom. Nero:
Devil_May_Cry_4
2015 video game
sites. / Credo: You jest so lightly in a time of crisis? You must capture him. / Nero: Trust me, I'll get it done. Capcom. Devil May Cry 4. Capcom. Sanctus:
Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition
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(First published in The Sonora Kid, 1988) The Devil's Joker (First published in Cross Plains #6, 1975. Alternate titles: The Devil's Jest, Outlaw Trails)
The_Sonora_Kid
British actor (1896–1975)
and the City (1950) Tread Softly (1952) Innocents in Paris (1953) The Devil's Jest (1954) Burnt Evidence (1954) Forbidden Cargo (1954) Edwards p.188 Paul
Hamilton_Keene
Japanese epic novel (yomihon) by Kyokutei Bakin
[2] In 2021 the first volume of an intended complete translation (Glynne Walley's Eight Dogs, or "Hakkenden" Part One – An Ill-Considered Jest) was published
Nansō_Satomi_Hakkenden
Generic term for various Afro-Brazilian religions
instances this is done predominantly in jest. There are debates regarding the etymological origins of the term Macumba and the matter remains unsettled. Some scholars
Macumba
Doctor Who audio drama series
Finish Productions. Retrieved 8 March 2022. "4. Doctor Who - Unbound: He Jests at Scars..." Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 8 March 2022. "5. Doctor
Doctor_Who_Unbound
Fictional character in the comic book series Hellboy
trade paperback collections and omnibus editions including The Drowning, The Devil Does Not Jest and Other Stories, Dark and Terrible and Lost Lives and
Abe_Sapien
Book with text and images by William Blake
Britten included several of the Proverbs of Hell in his 1965 song cycle Songs and Proverbs of William Blake. Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace features
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
The_Marriage_of_Heaven_and_Hell
1880 novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky
to the poem can be found in English novelist Aldous Huxley's Brave New World Revisited and American writer David Foster Wallace's novel Infinite Jest. Nobel
The_Brothers_Karamazov
Biopic directed by Roman Polanski
pickles. He is like the walking punchline to a cosmic jest of unfathomable cruelty." He also felt that Szpilman's encounter, in the war's last days, with
The_Pianist_(2002_film)
Garage rock band from Alaska, United States
Seattle, Washington. The band consists of Shawn Holley (guitar and vocals), and Jest Commons (formerly of The Moldy Peaches, drums). The band was founded
Mythological_Horses
mickle[a] Many a mickle makes a muckle[a] Many a true word is spoken in jest[a] Many hands make light work[a] March comes in like a lion and goes out
List_of_proverbial_phrases
1514 metal helmet by Seusenhofer
worn the armour as a jest. The helmet has protruding eyes and a toothy grimace and is adorned with horns and spectacles. The helmet survived when the rest
Horned_helmet_of_Henry_VIII
American rapper and singer-songwriter (1998–2018)
told him that the video was in jest, they denied Starling having stated that. After the call, Starling blocked Sobande on Instagram. The complaint alleged
XXXTentacion
28 October 2018. Archived from the original on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018. "Osvobozené divadlo, Ještěd, Válka s mloky. Posluchačské hlasování
List_of_films_voted_the_best
"Policy Toward the Polish Minority in the Soviet Union, 1923–1989". The Polish Review. 35 (1): 51–65. ISSN 0032-2970. "Czy wiemy, ile nas jest? O potrzebie
Demographics_of_Poland
Immortal bird that is cyclically reborn
Fabliaux, Jest-Books, and Local Legends, Volume 1; Volume 6. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0253340894 Van den Broek, Roelof (1972), The Myth of the Phoenix
Phoenix_(mythology)
Fantasy novel by James Branch Cabell
what had actually offended the prosecution most was the work's mocking expression of philosophy, including a jest about the nature of papal infallibility
Jurgen:_A_Comedy_of_Justice
American character actor (1880–1931)
on the advice of Lionel Barrymore and John Barrymore, Wolheim entered films. Both brothers also invited him to appear in the 1919 play The Jest in which
Louis_Wolheim
Fairy from English folklore
desire, we should find these pranks of theirs, not to be jests, but earnest indeed, tending to the destruction of both our body and soul, but as I told you
Puck_(folklore)
British dish of cheese sauce on toast
The Earliest English Jest-Book, facsimile (privately published, 1887), fol xxi, verso Read here. See also Hermann Oesterley (Ed.), Shakespeare's Jest
Welsh_rarebit
Territory in Central Africa (1885–1908)
René de Pont-Jest: L'Expédition du Katanga, d'après les notes de voyage du marquis Christian de Bonchamps Archived 5 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
Congo_Free_State
common Latin phrases. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases. This list is a combination of the twenty page-by-page "List of
List_of_Latin_phrases_(full)
Movement and former far-right political party in Poland
vaccinations […] and the school of Józef Kossecki, a former ideologist of the national-communist Grunwald. Jedynak, Kacper (4 June 2025). "Jest aktorką i pasierbicą
Rodacy_Kamraci
Pejorative term to describe certain realist-genre books
Jest was heaved in as an exemplum, but it is five years old, and is a world away from his delicate, entirely 'human' short stories and essays of the past
Hysterical_realism
Picks Up Non-Exclusive Rights To 3 Existing Seasons". Deadline Hollywood. "Jest data premiery finałowej serii Skazanej. Trafi do serwisu Max". Wirtualnemedia
List of HBO Max original programming
List_of_HBO_Max_original_programming
Cuphead character
elaborated during the brainstorming process, jested to draw something like an anvil for a head however, the two couldn't remember the exact object of inspiration
Cuphead_(character)
Slang term for fraud or nonsense
object that behaves in a deceptive or dishonest way, often as a hoax or in jest. The term was first described in 1751 as student slang, and recorded in 1840
Humbug
TV series
7: The Devil's Dust". BBC Genome Project. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024. "Father Brown Series 1 Episode 8: The Face
List_of_Father_Brown_episodes
1890 novel by Oscar Wilde
hers and mine in South Kensington. When the sitting was over, and I had looked at the portrait, I said in jest, 'What a tragic thing it is. This portrait
The_Picture_of_Dorian_Gray
stale jest bronx cheer 1. Loud spluttering noise mimicking fluctuance that expresses complete disapproval 2. see raspberry brown Whiskey in the 1920s
Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States
Glossary_of_early_twentieth_century_slang_in_the_United_States
American actress and singer (born 1940)
composer. She was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for St. Elsewhere and the 1993 Tony Award for Best Featured
Lainie_Kazan
American actor (born 1976)
2005). "Surely, He Jests". Men's Health. Retrieved March 27, 2019. "The Dukes Of Hazzard". TV Guide. Retrieved March 27, 2019. "The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)"
Seann_William_Scott
Orchestral composition by John Adams
composition by the American composer John Adams, composed in 1985. In his memoir, Adams wrote that the piece "was a statement of belief in the power of tonality
Harmonielehre
12, 2026 – via The Futon Critic. Netflix Polska [@NetflixPL] (April 1, 2025). "Jak się powiedziało dwa, to trzeba powiedzieć... Co jest po dwa? 3. sezon
List of Netflix original programming
List_of_Netflix_original_programming
Meyer has a character Jest who is a fool/jester and magician in Wonderland, the Rook of Chess. Clopin, mischievous leader of the Parisian Roma who will
List_of_jesters
Major river in the western United States and Mexico
men talk as cheerfully as ever; jests are bandied about freely this morning; but to me the cheer is somber and the jests are ghastly. — John Wesley Powell's
Colorado_River
April 2025. "Abe Sapien: The Devil Does Not Jest #1". darkhorse.com. Retrieved 22 April 2025. "Abe Sapien: The Devil Does Not Jest #1 (Francesco Francavilla
List_of_Hellboy_comics
Communists and socialists who joined the Nazi Party
'beefsteaks' – brown outside and red within". The switching of political parties was at times so common that SA men would jest that "in our storm troop there are
Beefsteak_Nazi
Stock character of the medieval morality plays
contemporary life but from its jests and satirical bent; from the plotting servants of Terence and Plautus; from the creative zest of the actors speaking more than
Vice_(character)
Character in Hamlet
Hamlet of the man, who apparently played a role during Hamlet's upbringing: Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio; a fellow of infinite jest, of most
Yorick
Composition for chorus and orchestra by John Adams, 2002
On the Transmigration of Souls is a composition for orchestra, mixed chorus, children's choir, and pre-recorded tape by the American composer John Adams
On the Transmigration of Souls
On_the_Transmigration_of_Souls
Mythical ethnic identity
anxieties of ethnic obsolescence. The Black Donnellys jests at the terms mythic origins by claiming that the Spanish Armada myth covers a deeper myth about a
Black_Irish_(folklore)
karlovarských OVM". ČT24 (in Czech). Retrieved 5 October 2017. "Osvobozené divadlo, Ještěd, Válka s mloky. Posluchačské hlasování Kánon100 zná své vítěze". Vltava
List of Czech films considered the best
List_of_Czech_films_considered_the_best
Indian actor
from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019. Malathi Rangarajan (4 August 2012). "Mirattal: In jest". The Hindu. Archived from the original
Vinay_Rai
American opera-oratorio
retells the Christmas story, with the first half focusing on Mary's thoughts before the birth in the stable in Bethlehem, and the second half covering the aftermath
El_Niño_(opera)
American and Canadian actor (born 1968)
jest". The stress he experienced from a succession of events, including his divorce, his health problems, the death of his mother, and discussing the
Brendan_Fraser
American actress and comedian (born 1986)
named her after the alien flower-like crystal called the "Sahsheer" from the Star Trek episode "By Any Other Name". Zamata was a member of the volleyball team
Sasheer_Zamata
American composer (born 1947)
Absolute Jest (2012), and his Second Quartet (2014). Both Absolute Jest and the Second Quartet are based on fragments from Beethoven, with Absolute Jest using
John_Adams_(composer)
Irish comedian and actor (born 1965)
Robbie the Reindeer. He appeared in the 2005 BBC One sitcom Blessed, written by Ben Elton, which was publicly slated by Jonathan Ross, albeit in jest, at
Ardal_O'Hanlon
Mythical creature from English folklore
Grim) is the name of a shapeshifting fairy that sometimes took the form of a black dog in the 17th-century pamphlet The Mad Pranks and Merry Jests of Robin
Black_dog_(folklore)
Polish actress (born 1989)
November 2021). "To ona zagrała główną rolę w filmie "Dziewczyny z Dubaju". Kim jest Paulina Gałązka – prywatnie i zawodowo?". Glamour Polska (in Polish). Retrieved
Paulina_Gałązka
2015 video game
Oczekiwane rozczarowanie, ale i tak jest fajnie". CHIP. Retrieved 1 January 2026. Thrower, Matt (17 September 2025). "Gwent: The Legendary Card Game Review".
The_Witcher_3:_Wild_Hunt
British prince (born 1984)
"You don't sound like a black chap", though he hoped that the remarks were made in jest. In October 2007, a video from Harry's trip to Namibia with
Prince_Harry,_Duke_of_Sussex
Play by William Shakespeare
lost the wager." Complete Text of A Merry Jest. From this point forward, The Taming of a Shrew will be referred to as A Shrew; The Taming of the Shrew
The_Taming_of_the_Shrew
Four compositions by Chopin
demonic energy". Commenting on the first scherzo, Robert Schumann wrote: "How is 'gravity' to clothe itself if 'jest' goes about in dark veils?" Scherzo
Scherzos_(Chopin)
Western Christian motto associated with the Crusades
Robert also reports that the cry of Deus lo vult was at first shouted in jest by the soldiers of Bohemond during their combat exercises, and later turned
Deus_vult
Piano concerto by John Adams
Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes? is a piano concerto by the American composer John Adams. Its title is taken from a saying attributed to Martin
Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes?
Must_the_Devil_Have_All_the_Good_Tunes?
Tragedy by William Shakespeare
rival. In the late 20th century, David Foster Wallace's novel Infinite Jest draws from Hamlet and takes its title from the play's text. There is the story
Hamlet
June 2023. "Krysztopa w PR24: "Ukry! Rezuny! UPAina!" - To nie jest racjonalne, to jest głupie". TYSOL.PL. 30 November 2017. "Wyborcza.pl". rzeszow.wyborcza
List_of_ethnic_slurs
American serial killer (c. 1759/1760–1829)
with the British by promising them freedom. In them days they didn't kidnap much; it was jest a-beginnin'. The war of '12 busted everything on the bay
Patty_Cannon
Folklore
Folktales, Ballads, Myths, Fables, Mediaeval Romances, Exempla, Fabliaux, Jest-Books, and Local Legends, repr. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University
Shooting an apple off one's child's head
Shooting_an_apple_off_one's_child's_head
Executed American convicted serial killer (1962–2025)
temper". Los Angeles Times. "Rogers Says Claim of 70 Slayings Was in Jest". The Los Angeles Times. November 20, 1995. Retrieved October 9, 2012. Berger
Glen_Edward_Rogers
2022 opera based on the Shakespeare play
Adams, premiered at the San Francisco Opera in September 2022. An adaptation of William Shakespeare's play Antony and Cleopatra, the libretto was written
Antony_and_Cleopatra_(Adams)
Slavic god of earth, waters and the underworld
kyt jest czert moc nademnu dal ja kit jest czert aneb ky weles aneb ky zmek tie proti mne zbudil a nawedl." ("I marvel at who has sent the devil upon
Veles_(god)
Canadian actor (1917–1993)
usually as the villain. He portrayed the suspected murderer in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller Rear Window (1954), and he also had a role in the 1956 film
Raymond_Burr
Story with long setup and no payoff
Faber. Utley, Francis Lee; Flamm, Dudley (1969). "The Urban and the Rural Jest (With an Excursus on the Shaggy Dog)". Journal of Popular Culture. 2 (4):
Shaggy_dog_story
American rocket engineer (1914–1952)
translation, in jest Crowley said that "the motto which you mention is couched in a language beyond my powers of understanding". Parsons also adopted the Thelemic
Jack_Parsons
List of performances by Indian actor Mohanlal
'Bodyguard'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2015. George, P. G. (21 August 2008). "Jest like that". The Hindu
Mohanlal_filmography
Ancient Greek god of the wilds, shepherds, and flocks
image amongst the stars. Pan is famous for his sexual prowess and is often depicted with a phallus. Diogenes of Sinope, speaking in jest, related a myth
Pan_(god)
Formerly enslaved woman
one of the only pieces of hope that enslaved individuals could hold onto. "Trustin' was de only hope of de pore black critters in dem days. Us jest prayed
Delia_Garlic
American actress (1902–1968)
Slings, Jests, Snappers, & Sass from the Stars. Macmillan. ISBN 0-312-28273-7. Stern, Keith & McKellen, Ian (2009). Queers in History: The Comprehensive
Tallulah_Bankhead
Series of TV adaptations of Shakespeare's plays
near-unintelligible jests. But once things took off, this was a very appealing farce, with Scales bringing "wit and twinkling charm", Spriggs "delicious", and the basket
BBC_Television_Shakespeare
American basketball player and analyst (born 1972)
2003). "Tall tale? Shaq says Yao comments were said in jest". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2010
Shaquille_O'Neal
Tall tale animals from North American folklore
logging camps during the turn of the twentieth century, principally as a means to pass time (such as in tall tales) or as a jest for hazing newcomers
Fearsome_critters
American novelist (1879–1958)
(1915) The Majors and Their Marriages (1915) (available at hathitrust.org) The Certain Hour (1916) From the Hidden Way (1916/1924) The Cream of the Jest (1917)
James_Branch_Cabell
Piano concerto by John Adams
interpretation of Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes?. The title makes reference to the piano concerto No Such Spring by Adams' son Samuel Adams. The work is scored
After_the_Fall_(Adams)
Court jester to James VI and I (died 1672)
of Witty Jests ... Being an addition to Archee's Jests, taken out of his Closet but never published in his Lifetime (1660). In 1651, as in the case of
Archibald_Armstrong
Finish Productions. Retrieved 8 March 2022. "4. Doctor Who - Unbound: He Jests at Scars..." Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 8 March 2022. "5. Doctor
List of Doctor Who: The Classic Series audio plays by Big Finish
List_of_Doctor_Who:_The_Classic_Series_audio_plays_by_Big_Finish
2005 studio album by Boris
Voegtlin criticized the band's "infatuation with kitschy artistic jest" which "does little to empower their sound". Leaving the album "unimpressed",
Pink_(Boris_album)
Daughter of Herod II and Herodias
own head". Taking the jest seriously, the hopelessly infatuated Salome lets herself be beheaded, and her head is duly brought to the sophist, who however
Salome
Polish actor
sequel Karol: The Pope, The Man (2006), Tomas in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Disney+ series Hawkeye (2021) and Sergei Nikulov in the Apple TV+ original
Piotr_Adamczyk
Opera by John Adams
York in 1991, the opera is based on the hijacking of the passenger liner Achille Lauro by the Palestinian Liberation Front in 1985, and the hijackers' murder
The_Death_of_Klinghoffer
European-American actor (1943–2023)
The New Batman Adventures, and briefly reprised the role in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "Chill of the Night!" where he also voiced the
Richard_Moll
American rock band
Lane and Reilly came up with the band name Brand New, which Lacey said was "somewhat in jest because nothing about the band is really that new... we
Brand_New_(band)
Philosophical question
such character traits we could hypothesize. Why not a God who creates as a jest? Or a God who loves drama? Or a God who, adapting Haldane's quip, is fond
Problem_of_evil
Establishment where opium is sold and smoked
(1922). "The Black Candle". Retrieved 2007-09-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) "Opium party, Francja 1918r. Jest grubo. #foto"
Opium_den
web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) "Czy ks. Piotr Glas jest egzorcystą? Wyjaśniamy zamieszanie i komunikat Episkopatu". Aleteia Polska
Exorcism in the Catholic Church
Exorcism_in_the_Catholic_Church
Japanese manga and anime series
Coolkyousinnjya. The chapters are released online and then published in print by Ichijinsha. The first volume was released on December 29, 2011, and the fifth volume
I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying
I_Can't_Understand_What_My_Husband_Is_Saying
Small natural indentation in the flesh
wonderful esteem for the Chian laugh or dimple [...] and is never seen upon the most extravagant jests to disorder her countenance with the ruffle of a smile
Dimple
THE DEVILS-JEST
THE DEVILS-JEST
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Bevill.
Girl/Female
Sanskrit
Little goddess. From the mythological Hindu 'Devi'.
Boy/Male
Gaelic
Worships the saints.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from French debile ‘feeble’ (Latin debil, debilis).
Male
English
English form of Greek Diabolos, DEVIL means "accuser, slanderer." In the bible, this is a title for Satan, the prince of demons and author of evil, who estranges men from God and entices them to sin. Figuratively, the devil is a man who, by opposing the cause of God, may be said to act the part of the devil or to side with him.
Boy/Male
English
From the enclosure.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the Middle English word tye, TYE means "pasture."
Male
English
 Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Donnchadh, DENIS means "brown warrior." Compare with another form of Denis.
Girl/Female
Indian
From the Goddess
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Déville in Seine-Maritime, France, probably named with Latin dei villa ‘settlement of (i.e. under the protection of) God’. This name was interpreted early on as a prepositional phrase de ville or de val and applied to dwellers in a town or valley (see Ville and Vale).English : nickname from Middle English devyle, Old English dēofol ‘devil’ (Latin diabolus, from Greek diabolos ‘slanderer’, ‘enemy’), referring to a mischievous youth or perhaps to someone who had acted the role of the Devil in a pageant or mystery play.French : variant of Ville, with the preposition de.
Female
German
Pet form of German Kätharina, KÄTHE means "pure."
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, from Hebrew David, DAVIS means "beloved."
Male
French
 French form of English Dennis, DENIS means "follower of Dionysos." Compare with another form of Denis.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Delilah, DELILA means "delicate, weak."
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Attached to the Gods
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Neville.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Deville 2.In some cases, probably an altered spelling of French Deval or Duval, topographic names from val ‘valley’.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar' Decius Brutus, a conspirator against Caesar.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Dervla, DERVILA means "true poet."
Boy/Male
Hindu
Devine
THE DEVILS-JEST
THE DEVILS-JEST
Girl/Female
Indian
Mountain; Goddess Parvathi / Durga; Fish :
Boy/Male
Teutonic American English French Hebrew
Noble fighter.
Boy/Male
Scottish Irish Spanish
Twin.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Sweet
Boy/Male
Hindu
Initiated, Consecrated
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Telugu
Prince
Boy/Male
Indian
My Joy of Battlefield
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Ruston.
Girl/Female
Arabic
Name of Allah
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Progressive; Progress
THE DEVILS-JEST
THE DEVILS-JEST
THE DEVILS-JEST
THE DEVILS-JEST
THE DEVILS-JEST
n.
An evil spirit; a demon.
v. i.
See Thee.
n.
Device. See Device.
n.
A reckless fellow. Also used adjectively; as, dare-devil excitement.
n.
A little devil; a devilet.
a.
Going out of the right or common course; going astray; erring; wandering; as, a devious step.
imp. & p. p.
of Devil
n.
Conduct suitable to the devil; extreme wickedness; deviltry.
n.
Devil; -- spelt also deel.
n.
The Evil One; Satan, represented as the tempter and spiritual of mankind.
n.
A little devil.
n.
The whole body of evil spirits.
n.
An evil spirit; a devil.
n.
Alt. of Devil bird
a.
Resembling, characteristic of, or pertaining to, the devil; diabolical; wicked in the extreme.
n.
A very wicked person; hence, any great evil.
n.
The state of the devil or of devils; doctrine of the devil or of devils.
v. t.
To make like a devil; to invest with the character of a devil.
n.
Alt. of Decile
n.
A she-devil.