devilry

Mischief.

Noun

Mischief.
- Their newfound devilry : prank-calling local businesses. - 2007 January 2, Arianne Cohen, Colleen Kinder, Confessions of a High School Word Nerd: Laugh Your Gluteus* Off and Increase Your SAT Verbal Score, Penguin,...
Wickedness; cruelty.
- "The Master's Society wishes to overturn the world order into his hands by devilry and chaos. There is good news that Mr. Stevens is repentant and under our employ and gave us a significant store of antidote for the...
An action performed with the help of a devil; witchcraft.
An act of such mischief, wickedness, cruelty, or witchcraft.
- […] pranks and devilries which turned slowly more unpleasant. - 2023 September 19, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Untamed Shore, Del Rey, →ISBN:

From Middle English develrye; equivalent to devil + -ry.