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

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis