Associations to the word «Mephistophelian»
Noun
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Wiktionary
MEPHISTOPHELIAN, adjective. Alternative form of Mephistophelean
Dictionary definition
MEPHISTOPHELIAN, adjective. 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".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.