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Diabolical
[
dahy-
uh
-
bol
-ik
]
Origin
di·a·bol·ic
/
ˌdaɪ
əˈbɒl
ɪk
/
Show Spelled
[
dahy-
uh
-
bol
-ik
]
Show IPA
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
Related forms
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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World English Dictionary
diabolical
(ˌdaɪəˈbɒlɪk
ə
l)
—
adj
1.
excruciatingly bad; outrageous
2.
(intensifier):
a diabolical liberty
dia'bolically
—
adv
dia'bolicalness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
diabolical
c.1500, "pertaining to the devil," from diabolic (late 14c.) , from Fr. diabolique (see
diabolic
) +
-al
(1). Meaning "befitting the devil" is from 1540s. Related: Diabolically.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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