diabolic
See also: diabòlic
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- diabolick (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
First attested between 1350 and 1400 from Middle English diabolik, from Middle French diabolique, from Late Latin diabolicus, from Ancient Greek διαβολικός (diabolikós, “devilish”), from διάβολος (diábolos, “devil”).
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Adjective[edit]
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
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Translations[edit]
showing wickedness typical of a devil
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extremely evil or cruel
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