Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a diabolical manner; very wickedly; atrociously.

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  • adverb In a diabolical manner.

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  • adverb as a devil; in an evil manner

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Examples

  • Robbie Savage talks about his friendship with Roberto Mancini and how he feels Mark Hughes has been treated "diabolically" by Manchester City.

    Le Grove 2009

  • The contrast between his smiling face and the 'diabolically' bad news he was bringing to his fellow countrymen was a curious one.

    Henry Thornton Blogs 2008

  • The contrast between his smiling face and the 'diabolically' bad news he was bringing to his fellow countrymen was a curious one.

    Henry Thornton Blogs 2008

  • The contrast between his smiling face and the 'diabolically' bad news he was bringing to his fellow countrymen was a curious one.

    Henry Thornton Blogs 2008

  • The contrast between his smiling face and the 'diabolically' bad news he was bringing to his fellow countrymen was a curious one.

    Henry Thornton Blogs 2008

  • The contrast between his smiling face and the 'diabolically' bad news he was bringing to his fellow countrymen was a curious one.

    Henry Thornton Blogs 2008

  • The contrast between his smiling face and the 'diabolically' bad news he was bringing to his fellow countrymen was a curious one.

    Henry Thornton Blogs 2008

  • It appears that they specialized in editing together still photos to look like rapid-fire animation, synced to the kind of diabolically cheery music you don’t hear on TV anymore.

    3:42 Magazine : Scrubbles.net 2009

  • It appears that they specialized in editing together still photos to look like rapid-fire animation, synced to the kind of diabolically cheery music you don’t hear on TV anymore.

    2009 January : Scrubbles.net 2009

  • The GOP hatchet job on Obama has been so diabolically effective that Democrats have scattered to the hills in panic, despair and disillusionment.

    Earl Ofari Hutchinson: What Does Bill Clinton Have That Obama Doesn't? Earl Ofari Hutchinson 2010

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