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Definition of Mephistophelian adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Mephistophelian

adjective

/ˌmefɪstəˈfiːliən/

/ˌmefɪstəˈfiːliən/,

/ˌmefɪˌstɑːfəˈliːən/

(formal)

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very evil; like the Devil
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Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Mephistopheles, an evil spirit to whom Faust, in the German legend, sold his soul.

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