diabolical

English

Etymology

From diabolic +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): [ˌdaɪəˈbɒlɪkəɫ]

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• (US) IPA^(key): [ˌdaɪəˈbɑlɪkəɫ]

Adjective

diabolical (comparative more diabolical, superlative most diabolical)

1. Extremely wicked or cruel.

   a diabolical plan

2. Of or concerning the devil; satanic.

Derived terms

• archidiabolical
• diabolically
• diabolicalness

Translations

Of, or concerning the devil; satanic

• Catalan: diabòlic
• Finnish: pirullinen (fi), saatanallinen (fi)
• Italian: diabolico (it)
• Japanese: 悪魔的な (あくまてきな, akuma teki na)
• Latvian: velnišķs, velnišķīgs
• Plautdietsch: diewlisch
• Russian: дьявольский (ru) (dʹjavolʹskij)
• Spanish: diabólico
• Turkish: şeytani (tr)

Extremely wicked or cruel

• Catalan: diabòlic
• Finnish: paholaismainen, pirullinen (fi)
• Italian: diabolico (it)
• Japanese: 残酷な (ざんこくな, zankoku na), 邪悪な (じゃあくな, jaaku na), 悪質な (あくしつな, akushitsu na)
• Russian: зверский (ru) (zverskij), а́дский (ru) (ádskij)
• Spanish: diabólico