mefistofelico

See also: mefistofélico

Italian

Etymology

From Mefistofele (“Mephistopheles”) +‎ -ico (“-ic”, adjectival derivational suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /me.fis.toˈfɛ.li.ko/
  • Rhymes: -ɛliko
  • Hyphenation: me‧fi‧sto‧fè‧li‧co

Adjective

mefistofelico (feminine mefistofelica, masculine plural mefistofelici, feminine plural mefistofeliche)

  1. Mephistophelean, Mephistophelian
  2. sardonic, malignant, malefic, wicked

Derived terms

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