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DIABOLICALLY

[dahy-uh-bol-ik]

di·a·bol·ic

[dahy-uh-bol-ik]
adjective
1.
having the qualities of a devil; devilish; fiendish; outrageously wicked: a diabolic plot.
2.
pertaining to or actuated by a devil.
Also, di·a·bol·i·cal.


Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English diabolik (< Middle French ) < Late Latin diabolicus < Greek diabolikós, equivalent to diábol(os) devil + -ikos -ic

di·a·bol·i·cal·ly, adverb
di·a·bol·i·cal·ness, noun
hy·per·di·a·bol·i·cal, adjective
hy·per·di·a·bol·i·cal·ly, adverb
hy·per·di·a·bol·i·cal·ness, noun
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non·di·a·bol·ic, adjective
non·di·a·bol·i·cal, adjective
non·di·a·bol·i·cal·ly, adverb
non·di·a·bol·i·cal·ness, noun
su·per·di·a·bol·i·cal, adjective
su·per·di·a·bol·i·cal·ly, adverb
su·per·di·a·bol·i·cal·ness, noun
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diabolic (ˌdaɪəˈbɒlɪk)
 
adj
1.  of, relating to, or proceeding from the devil; satanic
2.  befitting a devil; extremely cruel or wicked; fiendish
3.  very difficult or unpleasant
 
[C14: from Late Latin diabolicus, from Greek diabolikos, from diabolosdevil]
 
dia'bolically
 
adv
 
dia'bolicalness
 
n

diabolical (ˌdaɪəˈbɒlɪkəl)
 
adj
1.  excruciatingly bad; outrageous
2.  (intensifier): a diabolical liberty
 
dia'bolically
 
adv
 
dia'bolicalness
 
n

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