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devilled
Word definitions for devilled in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
v. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" [syn: annoy , rag , get to , bother , get at , irritate , rile , nark , ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"grilled with hot condiments," 1800; see devil .
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
devil \dev"il\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deviled or Devilled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Deviling or Devilling .] To make like a devil; to invest with the character of a devil. To grill with Cayenne pepper; to season highly in cooking, as with pepper. A deviled leg of ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
1 possessed of the Devil 2 grilled with a piquant sauce v (en-past of: devil )
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ The quails and devilled bones, also the mutton cutlets give him much pleasure. ▪ When she broke off the smoke, the Pilgrims had no fire, they sat around eating sandwiches and devilled eggs.
Usage examples of devilled.
After that you could find all the world at the coffee-houses, where an arriere supper was often served with devilled bones and prunes, to drive the fumes of wine from the head.
The car came up, Grandfather and Grandmother already in it, with the shoebox of fried chicken and devilled eggs and cake for dinner since there wouldn't be a dining car until they changed to the Limited at the junction at one oclock and Grandmother and Mother both knew Grandfather and Father well enough by this time to know they were not going to wait until one oclock to eat dinner, no matter who was dead.
Tender freshwater shrimp garnished with cream and rose leaves, devilled barley pearls in acorn puree, apple and carrot chews, marinated cabbage stalks steeped in creamed white turnip with nutmeg.