diabolical
Origin of diabolical
1- Also di·a·bol·i·c [dahy-uh-bol-ik] /ˌdaɪ əˈbɒl ɪk/ .
Other words from diabolical
- 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
- 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
Words Nearby diabolical
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How to use diabolical in a sentence
At some point, show creator Mark Burnett made the diabolical decision to extend the show to 120 minutes.
Donald Trump Fires Woman For Not Calling Bill Cosby | Jack Holmes, The Daily Beast Video | January 5, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTHis most elaborate camera maneuvers seemed almost diabolical in their complexity.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSharry blames a “diabolical marketing scheme” by smugglers that led to a sudden doubling of the numbers.
The White House’s Woman in the Immigration Crosshairs | Eleanor Clift | July 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe most diabolical gift you can give a grad is my book How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big.
10 Terrible Gift Ideas for Graduates From Dilbert Creator Scott Adams | Scott Adams | May 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBoko Haram presents a more diabolical danger than anybody could have imagined a half-century ago.
The lady was passée, vulgar, and her temper was almost diabolical; but she still retained her hold upon Lord Hetton's affections.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3) | Charles James WillsIf Maria does not take care, I shall write a much sharper invective against her, for not answering my diabolical book.
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2) | Edward GibbonAssassination and incendiarism were the common instruments of this diabolical association of fanaticism and bigotry.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanWhat if that uncanny demon should return, and undo all his labor by some diabolical plan or act?
A Fortune Hunter; Or, The Old Stone Corral | John Dunloe CarteretThis wonder was accomplished by the magic power of a diabolical Rose which the lady carried in her bodice.
Devil-Worship in France | Arthur Edward Waite
British Dictionary definitions for diabolical
/ (ˌdaɪəˈbɒlɪkəl) /
excruciatingly bad; outrageous
(intensifier): a diabolical liberty
Derived forms of diabolical
- diabolically, adverb
- diabolicalness, noun
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