What if by some devilish miracle the great 1920s iconoclast H.L. Mencken were resurrected and writing today?
In person, he is witty, devilish and a great raconteur–I remember a drunken three-hour lunch once in Palo Alto, Calif., that nearly got us 86ed out of a downtown bar.
The Madrid-born, Atletico-supporting youth-team product has the ability to play anywhere across the Argentine's midfield, but is usually deployed on the right where he likes to find pockets of space before using his devilish right foot to great effect.
He looked at me with a big, devilish grin.
It's well put together, but is not the most subtle of affairs: the Allied soldiers are all big-hearted chiselled heroes; their Japanese counterparts are all devilish thugs.It is not indeed a great film for a composer wanting to make a series of nuanced points.
When they are good, they are great: Kureishi's analysis of Kafka, "devilish in his innocence", is an accessible and insightful piece of literary criticism; his account of growing up under Enoch Powell's shadow is passionate and astute.
"It's my devilish good looks and my outstanding personality," jokes Stewart, 38.
Being a great pianist, Prokofiev infused his scores with devilish technical challenges that would be much easier to play on the piano than on the various instruments of the orchestra. It takes a truly great orchestra to do justice to the intricacies of his music.
For connoisseurs of great defensemen — not for great defensive hockey, precisely, in the Devilish mode, but for talented individuals making great plays — this was one of the finest vintages ever offered.
Well, remember that "devilish, existential blasphemers" – Henry Miller, DH Lawrence, Céline – wrote many of the greatest 20th-century novels.
