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Diabolic

Diabolic Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Diabolic? [adj] extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell; "something demonic in him--something that could be cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish despot"; "hellish torture"; "infernal instruments of war"; "satanic cruelty"; "unholy grimaces" [adj] showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil; "devilish schemes"; "the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen"; "the diabolical expression on his face"; "a mephistophelian glint in his eye" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Diabolic: demonic \| devilish \| diabolical \| evil \| fiendish \| hellish \| infernal \| mephistophelean \| mephistophelian \| satanic \| unholy \| wicked Related Terms \| Find terms related to Diabolic: abominable \| accursed \| animal \| anthropophagous \| appalling \| atrocious \| awful \| bad \| barbaric \| barbarous \| base \| beastly \| bestial \| bloodthirsty \| bloody \| bloody-minded \| brutal \| brutalized \| brute \| brutish \| cannibalistic \| corrupt \| cruel \| cruel-hearted \| cursed \| damnable \| demoniac \| demoniacal \| demonic \| demonish \| demonlike \| depraved \| devilish \| devil-like \| diabolical \| Draconian \| dreadful \| evil \| execrable \| fell \| feral \| ferocious \| fiendish \| fiendlike \| fierce \| flagitious \| foul \| ghoulish \| heinous \| hellborn \| hellish \| hideous \| horrible \| horrid \| ill \| impious \| infernal \| inhuman \| inhumane \| iniquitous \| maleficent \| malevolent \| malicious \| malign \| Mephistophelian \| monstrous \| murderous \| odious \| ogreish \| ruthless \| sadistic \| sanguinary \| sanguineous \| satanic \| savage \| serpentine \| sharkish \| sinful \| sinister \| slavering \| subhuman \| Tartarean \| terrible \| truculent \| unchristian \| uncivilized \| ungodly \| unhallowed \| unhuman \| vicious \| vile \| wicked \| wolfish See Also \| Diabolic In Webster's Dictionary \Di`abol"ic\, Diabolical \Di`abol"ical\, a. [L. diabolicus, Gr. ? devilish, slanderous: cf. F. diabolique. See {Devil}.] Pertaining to the devil; resembling, or appropriate, or appropriate to, the devil; devilish; infernal; impious; atrocious; nefarious; outrageously wicked; as, a diabolic or diabolical temper or act. ``Diabolic power.'' --Milton. ``The diabolical institution.'' --Motley. -- {Di`abol"ically}, adv. -- {Di`abol"ical*ness}, n.

Diabolic Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Diabolic?

[adj] extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell; "something demonic in him--something that could be cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish despot"; "hellish torture"; "infernal instruments of war"; "satanic cruelty"; "unholy grimaces"
[adj] showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil; "devilish schemes"; "the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen"; "the diabolical expression on his face"; "a mephistophelian glint in his eye"

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Diabolic In Webster's Dictionary

\Di`a*bol"ic\, Diabolical \Di`a*bol"ic*al\, a. [L.
diabolicus, Gr. ? devilish, slanderous: cf. F. diabolique.
See {Devil}.]
Pertaining to the devil; resembling, or appropriate, or
appropriate to, the devil; devilish; infernal; impious;
atrocious; nefarious; outrageously wicked; as, a diabolic or
diabolical temper or act. ``Diabolic power.'' --Milton. ``The
diabolical institution.'' --Motley. -- {Di`a*bol"ic*al*ly},
adv. -- {Di`a*bol"ic*al*ness}, n.

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