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Mephistophelean definition

Meph·is·to·phe·lean or Mephistophelian Meph′·is·to·phe′·lian (mef′is tə fē′lē ən, mə fis′tə-; mef′ə stäf′ə lē′ən)

adjective

  1. of Mephistopheles
  2. like Mephistopheles; fiendish, diabolic, crafty, malevolent, sardonic, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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