devilled, ppl. a.
(ˈdɛv(ə)ld)
[f. devil + -ed.]
1. Possessed or afflicted with a devil: see devil n. 2 b.
| c 1550 Cheke Matt. viii. 16 In y⊇ evening yei brought him mani y{supt} was develled. Ibid. viii. 28 Yeer mett him ij develds..veri fiers men. Ibid. xv. 22 Mi doughter is veri evel develled. 1645 Rutherford Tryal & Tri. Faith (1845) 47 Kakos daimonizetai, she is exceedingly devilled. |
2. Grilled with hot condiments.
| 1800 Oracle in Spir. Publ. Jrnls. (1801) IV. 253 At half past two [I] ate a devil'd kidney. 1845 Disraeli Sybil iv. x, His table cleared, a devilled biscuit placed before him, a cool bottle and a fresh glass. 1855 Mrs. Gaskell North & S. xlii, The devilled chicken tasted like saw-dust. 1881 J. Grant Cameronians I. xviii. 276 An aroma of coffee and devilled bones. |
3. Prepared by a devil, or unrecognized professional helper: see devil n. 5 b, c.
| 1893 Athenæum 5 Aug. 182/1 We imagine that Mr. Robinson got his authors ‘devilled’ for him, for hardly any single brain could have extracted all this material. |