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deviltries

deviltries is the plural of deviltry.

Meaning of deviltry

Noun

deviltry (countable and uncountable, plural deviltries)

  1. Devilry.
    • The poor girl had a right to her chance, and he should not really alter anything by taking it away from her; for was she not the artist to the tips of her tresses (the ambassadress never in the world), and would she not take it out in something else if one were to make her deviate? So certain was...1889–1890, Henry James, The Tragic Muse […], volume (please specify the page), Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Houghton Mifflin Company […], published 7 June 1890, →OCLC

Questions about deviltries

What is deviltries the plural of?
Deviltries is the plural of deviltry.

Words near deviltries in the dictionary

  1. devilsome
  2. devilstick
  3. devilsticks
  4. devilstrip
  5. devilstrips
  6. deviltries
  7. deviltry
  8. devilward
  9. devilweed aster
  10. devilwood
  11. devilwoods

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