diabolic

See also: diabòlic

English

Alternative forms

• diabolick (obsolete)

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdaɪəˈbɒlɪk/

Adjective

diabolic ‎(comparative more diabolic, superlative most diabolic)

1. Showing wickedness typical of a devil.

   diabolic magic square

   a cunning and diabolic plot

2. Extremely evil or cruel.

   fires lit up a diabolic scene

Synonyms

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

Related terms

• diabolical
• diabolically
• diabolicalness

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)

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• Italian: ^{(please verify)} diabolico

• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} diabólico
• Telugu: ^{(please verify)} పాశవికమైన ‎(pāśavikamaina), ^{(please verify)} పాశవిక ‎(pāśavika)

Anagrams

• biocidal