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(as) black as the devil

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(as) black as the devil

1. dated Completely black; totally without light or color. The basement gives me the creeps, it's as black as the devil down there!

2. dated Of a thoroughly evil, mean-spirited, or ungenerous mindset or disposition. Looking into his eyes, I saw his heart was as black as the devil.

See also: black, devil