Bedevil (verb)
be-dev-il
to cause confusion or doubt in.
edevil, in the featured sense, was first recorded in 1760-70. It was formed from be- (an older prefix for forming verbs) and devil, which was first recorded before 900 and came from Late Latin diabolus.
Example sentences
“He tried to bedevil them, but the ladies were wise to his tricks.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
