diabolical

di·a·bol·i·cal

adj \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

Variants of DIABOLICAL

di·a·bol·i·cal or di·a·bol·ic \-ˈbä-lik\

Examples of DIABOLICAL

1. <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

Antonyms: angelic (or angelical)

Related Words: hellish, infernal; baleful, evil, sinister; malevolent, malicious, malignant; heinous, monstrous; black, immoral, iniquitous, nefarious, vicious, vile, villainous, wicked; barbarous, cruel, ferocious, inhuman, savage

Near Antonyms: celestial, heavenly; beneficent, benevolent, benign, benignant; godly, holy, sainted, saintly; ethical, good, moral, righteous, virtuous

[+]more[-]hide

Other Occult Terms

augury, censor, invocation, lucidity, metempsychosis, mojo, numinous, preternatural, weird, wraith