Mephistophelian (adj)
mef-is-toe-fel-ee-an
Wicked; fiendish.
Early 19th century: from Mephistopheles, an evil spirit to whom Faust, in the German legend, sold his soul.
Example sentences
“His mephistophelian laugh echoes through my memory.”
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