diabolical
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adjective \ˌdī-ə-ˈbä-li-kəl\Definition of DIABOLICAL
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish <a diabolical plot>
— di·a·bol·i·cal·ly \-li-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
— di·a·bol·i·cal·ness \-li-kəl-nəs\ noun
See Variants of DIABOLICAL
di·a·bol·i·cal or di·a·bol·ic \-ˈbä-lik\
Examples of DIABOLICAL
- <the police quickly mobilized to track down the diabolical serial killer>
Origin of DIABOLICAL
Middle English deabolik, from Middle French diabolique, from Late Latin diabolicus, from diabolus
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to DIABOLICAL
- Synonyms
- cacodemonic, demoniac (also demoniacal), demonian, demonic (also demonical), devilish, fiendish (or diabolic), Luciferian, satanic
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