|mefə̇stə|fēlyən, |meˌfis-, mə̇|fis-, me|fis-, -ēlēən adjective
or mephis·tophe·lean “, |mefə̇ˌstäfə|lēən
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Mephistophel es, the devil in various versions of the Faust legend, especially that of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe died 1832 German poet + English -ian or -an
: having a devilish character or aspect : saturnine
looked … slightly Mephistophelian, yet with human and lonely brown eyes — Times Literary Supplement