diabolic
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əˈbɒlAlso, 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
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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diabolic (ˌdaɪəˈbɒlɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 diabolos | |
| dia'bolically | |
| —adv | |
| dia'bolicalness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
diabolic
late 14c., from O.Fr. diabolique (13c.), from L.L. diabolicus, from Gk. diabolikos "devilish," from diabolos (see devil).
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Example sentences
It is sort of diabolic that the greener you want to be, the more processing there has to be of the necessary rare earths.
At the end of the book, meaning is about to be restored, by a gang of precocious and diabolic schoolboys.
Digitization will amplify our better nature but also its diabolic opposite.
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