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Use in varieties of Scots

devilish Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words1.2 1.5 0 0 0 0 4.4
Number of occurrences43 0 0 0 0 1
Number of authors4 3 1

Occurrences of devilish in Corpus

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Central

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
nes had shown themsels tae be devilish smart, but on page 98

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
And by some devilish cantraip sleight
1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
o malediction as, “words of devilish spite and malice … … crue
1 matches

Ulster

Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
eekit, watthery aul ee gien a devilish smile.
1 matches

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