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Diabolic

DIABOLIC

, DIABOLICAL,

Adj.

[L., the devil.] Devilish; pertaining to the devil; hence, extremely malicious; impious; atrocious; nefarious; outrageously wicked; partaking of any quality ascribed to the devil; as a diabolical temper; a diabolical scheme or action.

Definition 2024

diabolic

diabolic

See also: diabòlic

English

Alternative forms

diabolick (obsolete)

Adjective

diabolic ‎(comparative more diabolic, superlative most diabolic)

Showing wickedness typical of a devil.

diabolic magic square

a cunning and diabolic plot
Extremely evil or cruel.
fires lit up a diabolic scene

Synonyms

devilish, mephistophelian, mephistophelean
demonic, fiendish, hellish, infernal, satanic, unholy

Related terms

Translations

showing wickedness typical of a devil

Bulgarian: дяволски (bg) ‎(djavolski), сатанински (bg) ‎(sataninski)
Czech: ďábelský
Esperanto: diabla
Finnish: paholaismainen, pirullinen (fi)
French: diabolique (fr)

German: teuflisch (de), diabolisch (de)
Latvian: velnišķs, velnišķīgs
Portuguese: diabólico (pt)
Russian: дья́вольский (ru) ‎(dʹjávolʹskij)

extremely evil or cruel

Bulgarian: зъл (bg) ‎(zǎl), жесток (bg) ‎(žestok)
Finnish: paholaismainen, pirullinen (fi)
French: diabolique (fr)
German: teuflisch (de), diabolisch (de)

Portuguese: diabólico (pt)
Russian: дья́вольский (ru) ‎(dʹjávolʹskij)

Anagrams

biocidal