Crossword clues for mephistophelian
mephistophelian
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mephistophelean \Meph`is*to*phe"le*an\, Mephistophelian \Meph`is*to*phe"li*an\(? or ?), prop. a. Pertaining to, or resembling, the devil Mephistopheles, ``a crafty, scoffing, relentless fiend;'' devilish in character or aspect; crafty; showing cunning or ingenuity or wickedness; as, a mephistophelean glint in his eye.
Syn: devilish, diabolic, diabolical, mephistophelean.
WordNet
adj. showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil; "devilish schemes"; "the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen"; "the diabolical expression on his face"; "a mephistophelian glint in his eye" [syn: devilish, diabolic, diabolical, mephistophelean]
Usage examples of "mephistophelian".
He was obviously happy, and the Mephistophelian smile hid given place to an expression that was almost boyish.
Hare, with his queer, Mephistophelian countenance, was the wickeder of the two.
We had some good times, and now and then one of Darcy's Mephistophelian practical jokes.