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di·a·bol·ic 
[dahy-uh-bol-ik] Pronunciation Key
[dahy-uh-bol-ik] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| 1. | having the qualities of a devil; devilish; fiendish; outrageously wicked: a diabolic plot. |
| 2. | pertaining to or actuated by a devil. |
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| di·a·bol·i·cal
(dī'ə-bŏl'ĭ-kəl) Pronunciation Key
adj.
[From Middle English deabolik, from Old French diabolique, from Late Latin diabolicus, from Latin diabolus, devil; see devil.] di'a·bol'i·cal·ly adv., di'a·bol'i·cal·ness n. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
diabolic
diabolic
1399, from O.Fr. diabolique, from L.L. diabolicus, from Gk. diabolikos "devilish," from diabolos (see devil).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| diabolic | |
adjective | |
| 1. | showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil; "devilish schemes"; "the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen"; "the diabolical expression on his face"; "a mephistophelian glint in his eye" [syn: devilish] |
| 2. | 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"; "a fiendish despot"; "hellish torture"; "infernal instruments of war"; "satanic cruelty"; "unholy grimaces" [syn: demonic] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Diabolic
Di`a*bol"ic\, Diabolical \Di`a*bol"ic*al\, a. [L. diabolicus, Gr. ? devilish, slanderous: cf. F. diabolique. See Devil.] Pertaining to the devil; resembling, or appropriate, or appropriate to, the devil; devilish; infernal; impious; atrocious; nefarious; outrageously wicked; as, a diabolic or diabolical temper or act. "Diabolic power." --Milton. "The diabolical institution." --Motley. -- Di`a*bol"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Di`a*bol"ic*al*ness, n.
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