Where does “devicefully” come from?

devicefully (English) comes from English deviceful, from English device, from Middle English devis.

devicefully (English): In a deviceful manner

Definitions

  1. In a deviceful manner

Ancestry of “devicefully”, step by step

devicefully traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English deviceful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdevicefulFull of devices; inventive
2EnglishdeviceAny piece of equipment made for a particular...
3Middle Englishdevis—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Middle English devis →Every word from English device →Every word from English deviceful →