What's the difference between devilry and deviltry?

Devilry


Definition:

  • (n.) Conduct suitable to the devil; extreme wickedness; deviltry.
  • (n.) The whole body of evil spirits.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) 3 ) Stoke’s three-pointed star has shone brighter When on song Stoke’s three star turns form a kind of Bermuda Triangle that suck in opposition defences via their devilry on and off the ball.
  • (2) Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio has defended his common and much-criticised absences from Senate business , saying: “Voting is not the only part of the Senate job.” Marco Rubio and immigration reform: the devilry is in the detail Read more Speaking to CNN in an interview broadcast on Sunday, the Florida senator also deflected the suggestion that his own statement this week , that federal employees who did not perform in their roles should be fired, could be turned back on him.
  • (3) The Spaniard is maligned for lacking devilry but the scooped ball to Fernandinho to turn Arsenal’s defence belied this.

Deviltry


Definition:

  • (n.) Diabolical conduct; malignant mischief; devilry.

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