deviltry vs evil

deviltry and evil both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
deviltry	Yes	No	No	No
evil	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, evil is a hypernym of deviltry; that is, evil is a word with a broader meaning than deviltry:

Other hypernyms of deviltry include immorality, iniquity, wickedness.

deviltry (noun)	evil (noun)
wicked and cruel behavior	morally objectionable behavior
reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others	the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice

deviltry (adjective)	evil (adjective)
	morally bad or wrong
	having or exerting a malignant influence
	having the nature of vice