Devil
Devil verb - Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations.
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Both words in one sentence
- It's a standard of practice to have or be a devil's advocate for one's own work within the scientific community.
Source: Devil's Advocate -
In Right Ho, Jeeves Bertie informs Jeeves that his plan, viz dressing Gussie Fink-Nottle up as the devil and sending him to a fancy dress party to romance a girl, is far too elaborate to ever work.
Source: Complexity Addiction - The trailer was bad enough for the hardcore Marvel fans to deem the entire anime the work of the devil, and secretly directed by Hitler himself.
Source: Never Trust A Trailer / Anime
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Work or Devil. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/devil/work.
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