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diabolic

adjective
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As an adjective, diabolic means showing wickedness typical of a devil.

Meanings of diabolic

3 meanings

adjective

  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”

  3. Extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell

    “something demonic in him — something that could be cruel”

    “fires lit up a diabolic scene”

    “diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils”

    Similar: demonic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal, satanic

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

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adjective: showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of…
devilishdiabolicalmephistophelianmephistophelean
adjective: extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitti…
demonicdiabolicalfiendishhellishinfernalsatanicunholy

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