Hyphenation of devilish

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word devilish? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

dev-il-ish

Definitions of devilish:

1.	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
2.	Playful in an appealingly bold way A roguish grin
3.	In a playfully devilish manner The socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever

Synonyms of devilish:

adj	diabolic, diabolical, mephistophelian, mephistophelean, evil, wicked
adj	rascally, roguish, playful
adv	devilishly

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.