diabolical

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˌdaɪəˈbɔlɪk(l)/, SAMPA: /%daI@"bOlIk(l)/

[edit] Etymology

First attested between 1350 and 1400 from Middle English diabolik, from Middle French diabolique, from Late Latin diabolicus, from Ancient Greek διαβολ-ικός (diabolikos, “devilish”), from διάβολος (diabolos).[1]

[edit] Adjective

diabolical (comparative more diabolical, superlative most diabolical)

  1. Extremely wicked or cruel.
  2. Of or concerning the devil; satanic.

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[edit] Translations

Of, or concerning the devil; satanic
Extremely wicked or cruel

[edit] References

  1. ^ “diabolical” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
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