Devilish vs Scandalous - What's the difference?
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Resembling a devil.
Characteristic of a devil.
(informal) Extreme, excessive.
wrong, immoral, causing a scandal
* 1884, Mark Twain, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
malicious, defamatory
* 1592, Thomas Kyd, The Spanish Tragedie
* 1887, Marie Corelli, Thelma
*{{quote-news
, year=2012
, date=June 26
, author=Genevieve Koski
, title=Music: Reviews: Justin Bieber: Believe
, work=The Onion AV Club
As adjectives the difference between devilish and scandalous
is that devilish is resembling a devil while scandalous is wrong, immoral, causing a scandal.As an adverb devilish
is devilishly.devilish
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- A devilish grin.
- A devilish''' effort yielded a '''devilish success.
Synonyms
* (resembling a devil) atrocious, demoniac, deuced, diabolic, evil, fiendish, ghoulish, malicious, mischievous, nefarious, ogreish, reprobate, unhallowed, wicked * (characteristic of a devil) demonic, diabolic, diabolical, hellish, infernal, satanic, satanical * (extreme) excessive, extreme.Derived terms
* devilishly * devilishnessscandalous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The thing made a big stir in the town, too, and a good many come out flatfooted and said it was scandalous to separate the mother and the children that way.
- These be the scandalous reports of such / As loves not me, and hate my lord too much.
- I always disregard gossip--it is generally scandalous , and seldom true.
citation, page= , passage=The closest Believe gets to scandalous is on the deluxe-edition bonus track “Maria,” a response song to the woman who accused Bieber of fathering her child in 2011.}}
