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  1. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › mephistophelianMephistophelian - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    If someone calls you mephistophelian, they're commenting on your devilish nature or your gleeful wickedness. For example, the supervillain known as The Joker has a particularly mephistophelian laugh.

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › MephistophelesMephistopheles - Wikipedia

    "not loving Faust" mephitic, pertaining to poisonous vapors arising from pools, caverns, and springs. [2] It is likely that the name was invented for the historical alchemist Johann Georg Faust by the anonymous author of the first Faustbuch (published 1587). [1] In the Faust legend.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › mephistophelianMephistophelian Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : a chief devil in the Faust legend. Mephistophelian. ˌme-fə-stə-ˈfēl-yən mə-ˌfi-stə- adjective. or Mephistophelean. ˌme-fə-stə-ˈfēl-yən mə-ˌfi-stə- or. ˌme-fə-ˌstä-fə-ˈlē-ən. Examples of Mephistopheles in a Sentence.

  4. www.thefreedictionary.com › mephistophelianMephistophelian - definition of mephistophelian by The Free ...

    mephistophelian - 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". devilish, diabolic, diabolical, mephistophelean.

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishMephistophelian adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation...

    Definition of Mephistophelian adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › mephistopheleanMephistophelean - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of mephistophelean. adjective. showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil.

  7. www.oed.com › dictionary › mephistophelean_adjMephistophelean adjective - Oxford English Dictionary

    There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective Mephistophelean. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

  8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › MephistophelianMephistophelian - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Aug 29, 2023 · Mephistophelian ( comparative more Mephistophelian, superlative most Mephistophelian) Alternative form of Mephistophelean. Categories: English lemmas. English adjectives. English terms with quotations.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMEPHISTOPHELEAN definition and meaning | Collins English ...

    (ˌmɛfɪstəˈfiliən ; məˌfɪstəˈfiliən ; ˌ mɛfəˌstɑfəˈliən ) or ˌMephistoˈphelian (ˌmɛfɪstəˈfiliən ; məˌfɪstəˈfiliən ; ˌ mɛfəˌstɑfəˈliən ) adjective. 1. of Mephistopheles. 2. like Mephistopheles; fiendish, diabolic, crafty, malevolent, sardonic, etc. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

  10. premium-oxforddictionaries-com.libproxy.ucl.ac.uk › definition › englishMephistophelian - definition of Mephistophelian in English from...

    wicked; fiendish:. Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences, English to English reference content.