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}]
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