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diabolical

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Of, concerning, or characteristic of the devil; satanic.
  • adjective Appropriate to a devil, especially in degree of wickedness or cruelty.

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  • adjective Extremely wicked or cruel.
  • adjective Of or concerning the devil; satanic.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
  • adjective extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[From Middle English deabolik, from Old French diabolique, from Late Latin diabolicus, from Latin diabolus, devil; see devil.]

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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).

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Examples

  • I think I ` d use the word diabolical to describe the way she lies.

    CNN Transcript Apr 28, 2009 2009

  • I think I ` d use the word diabolical to describe the way she lies.

    CNN Transcript Jan 29, 2009 2009

  • I think I ` d use the word diabolical to describe the way she lies.

    CNN Transcript Mar 5, 2009 2009

  • I think I ` d use the word diabolical to describe the way she lies.

    CNN Transcript Jan 2, 2009 2009

  • I think I ` d use the word diabolical to describe the way she lies.

    CNN Transcript Sep 25, 2008 2008

  • I think I ` d use the word diabolical to describe the way she lies.

    CNN Transcript Nov 28, 2008 2008

  • I think I ` d use the word diabolical to describe the way she lies.

    CNN Transcript Nov 6, 2008 2008

  • I think I ` d use the word diabolical to describe the way she lies.

    CNN Transcript Nov 18, 2008 2008

  • It is -- well, I came near to using the word diabolical -- to keep them in ignorance.

    The Hollow of Her Hand George Barr McCutcheon 1897

  • Restaurant launch puts my family feud in the past, says Ramsay Gordon Ramsay pledges to put the 'baggage' of his feud with his father-in-law behind him at the launch of his new London restaurant Amanda Knox 'is a diabolical she-devil' Amanda Knox was subjected to a fierce character assassination as she was described as a 'diabolical, satanic, demonic she-devil,' by a...

    Evening Standard - Home 2011

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