Mephistophelean

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mephistophelean \Meph`is*to*phe"le*an\, Mephistophelian
  \Meph`is*to*phe"li*an\(? or ?), prop. a.
     Pertaining to, or resembling, the devil Mephistopheles, "a
     crafty, scoffing, relentless fiend;" devilish in character or
     aspect; crafty; showing cunning or ingenuity or wickedness;
     as, a mephistophelean glint in his eye.


  
     Syn: devilish, diabolic, diabolical, mephistophelean.
          [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mephistophelean
       adj : 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" [syn: {devilish}, {diabolic}, {diabolical}, {mephistophelian}]