Careful Words

devilish (adv.)

devilish (adj.)

And with necessity,

The tyrant's plea, excus'd his devilish deeds.

John Milton (1608-1674): Paradise Lost. Book iv. Line 393.

  He's tough, ma'am,—tough is J. B.; tough and devilish sly.

Charles Dickens (1812-1870): Dombey and Son. Chap. vii.