 diabolic |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil | |
| Synonyms: | devilish mephistophelean mephistophelian diabolical | |
| Examples: | "devilish schemes" "the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen" "the diabolical expression on his face" "a mephistophelian glint in his eye" |
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| Related terms: | evil | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell | |
| Synonyms: | satanic fiendish unholy infernal hellish diabolical demonic | |
| Examples: | "something demonic in him" "fires lit up a diabolic scene" "a fiendish despot" "hellish torture" "infernal instruments of war" "satanic cruelty" "unholy grimaces" |
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| Related terms: | evil | |
| Similar spelling: |
diabolical diabolize diabolist diabolism diabolise Diblasi |
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