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devo|tee /de vətiː / (devotees ) N‑COUNT Someone who is a devotee of a subject or activity is very enthusiastic about it. □ [+ of ] Mr Carpenter is obviously a devotee of Britten's music.

de|vo|tion /d I voʊ ʃ ^ə n/

1 N‑UNCOUNT [oft poss N ] Devotion is great love, affection, or admiration for someone. □  At first she was flattered by his devotion.

2 N‑UNCOUNT Devotion is commitment to a particular activity. □ [+ to ] …devotion to the cause of the people and to socialism.

de|vo|tion|al /d I voʊ ʃən ^ə l/ ADJ [ADJ n] Devotional activities, writings, or objects relate to religious worship. □  …devotional pictures.

de|vo|tions /d I voʊ ʃ ^ə nz/ N‑PLURAL [oft poss N ] Someone's devotions are the prayers that they say. □  Normally he performs his devotions twice a day.

de|vour /d I vaʊə ^r / (devours , devouring , devoured )

1 VERB If a person or animal devours something, they eat it quickly and eagerly. □ [V n] A medium-sized dog will devour at least one can of food per day.

2 VERB If you devour a book or magazine, for example, you read it quickly and with great enthusiasm. □ [V n] She began devouring newspapers when she was only 12.

de|vout /d I vaʊ t/

1 ADJ A devout person has deep religious beliefs. □  She was a devout Christian. ● N‑PLURAL The devout are people who are devout. □  …priests instructing the devout.

2 ADJ [ADJ n] If you describe someone as a devout supporter or a devout opponent of something, you mean that they support it enthusiastically or oppose it strongly. □  …devout Marxists.

de|vout|ly /d I vaʊ tli/

1 ADV [ADV with v] Devoutly is used to emphasize how sincerely or deeply you hope for something or believe in something. [FORMAL , EMPHASIS ] □  He devoutly hoped it was true.

2 ADV [ADV adj, ADV with v] Devoutly is used to emphasize how deep someone's religious beliefs are, or to indicate that something is done in a devout way. [EMPHASIS ] □  …a devoutly Buddhist country.

dew /djuː , [AM ] duː / N‑UNCOUNT Dew is small drops of water that form on the ground and other surfaces outdoors during the night. □  The dew gathered on the leaves.

dewy /djuː i, [AM ] duː i/

1 ADJ Something that is dewy is wet with dew. [LITERARY ]

2 ADJ If your skin looks dewy , it looks soft and glows healthily.

de wy-e yed ADJ If you say that someone is dewy-eyed , you are criticizing them because you think that they are unrealistic and think events and situations are better than they really are. [DISAPPROVAL ]

dex|ter|ity /dekste r I ti/ N‑UNCOUNT Dexterity is skill in using your hands, or sometimes your mind. □  …Reid's dexterity on the guitar.

dex|ter|ous /de kstrəs/ also dextrous ADJ Someone who is dexterous is very skilful and clever with their hands. □  As people grow older they generally become less dexterous.

dex|trose /de kstroʊz, [AM ] -roʊs/ N‑UNCOUNT Dextrose is a natural form of sugar that is found in fruits, honey, and in the blood of animals.

dia|be|tes /da I əbiː tiːz, [AM ] -t I s/ N‑UNCOUNT Diabetes is a medical condition in which someone has too much sugar in their blood.

dia|bet|ic /da I əbe t I k/ (diabetics )

1 N‑COUNT A diabetic is a person who suffers from diabetes. □  …an insulin-dependent diabetic. ● ADJ Diabetic is also an adjective. □  …diabetic patients.

2 ADJ [ADJ n] Diabetic means relating to diabetes. □  He found her in a diabetic coma.

3 ADJ [ADJ n] Diabetic foods are suitable for diabetics.

dia|bol|ic /da I əbɒ l I k/

1 ADJ [ADJ n] Diabolic is used to describe things that people think are caused by or belong to the Devil. [FORMAL ] □  …the diabolic forces which lurk in all violence.

2 ADJ If you describe something as diabolic , you are emphasizing that it is very bad, extreme, or unpleasant. [mainly AM , EMPHASIS ] □  Pitt's smile returned, and it was hideously diabolic.