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di⋅a⋅bol⋅ic

  [dahy-uh-bol-ik]
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–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; ME diabolik (< MF) < LL diabolicus < Gk diabolikós, equiv. to diábol(os) devil + -ikos -ic

Related forms:
di⋅a⋅bol⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
di⋅a⋅bol⋅i⋅cal⋅ness, noun
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di·a·bol·i·cal   (dī'ə-bŏl'ĭ-kəl)   
adj.  

  1. Of, concerning, or characteristic of the devil; satanic.

  2. Appropriate to a devil, especially in degree of wickedness or cruelty.


[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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Word Origin & History

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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