mefistofelico

See also: mefistofélico

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /me.fi.stoˈfɛ.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
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.