diabolical
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diabolical
- [ˌdaɪəˈbɒlɪkəɫ] UK
- [ˌdaɪəˈbɑlɪkəɫ] US
adjective more diabolical · most diabolical
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Of or concerning the devil: devilish, satanic.
[…] the many diabolical names assigned to boiling springs and to torrents that become dangerously swollen. In California the boiling springs called 'Devil's Tea-kettle' and 'Devil's Mush-pot' repeat the 'Devil's Punch-bowls' of Europe[…]
Similar: daemonical, demonic, diabolic
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Extremely wicked or cruel.
a diabolical plan
Similar: baneful, malevolent, malicious, barbarous, bowelless, brutal, compassionless, cruel, flagitious, demonic, despiteful, diabolic
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(Devilishly) cunning or devious.
Similar: crafty, sly, tricksy, astute, artful, cautelous, cunning, devious, diabolical, foxlike, foxy, frood
- Crazy, wild (sometimes especially due to being unexpected or surprising).
Similar: cacodaemoniacal, daemonical, demoniac, demoniacal, demonic, demonical, demonish, demonlike, demonly, devilish, diabolic, diabolical, fallen angelic, fiendlike, satanic, satanical · Opposite: angelic, divine, undemonic, undevilish, undiabolical, unsatanic, nondemonic, nondiabolic, nonsatanic
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adjective
Similar: cacodaemoniacal, daemonical, demoniac, demoniacal, demonic, demonical, demonish, demonlike, demonly, devilish, diabolic, diabolical, fallen angelic, fiendlike, satanic, satanical · Opposite: angelic, divine, undemonic, undevilish, undiabolical, unsatanic, nondemonic, nondiabolic, nonsatanic
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adj Of, or concerning the devil; satanic
| Español | diabólico |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 悪魔的な akuma teki na |
| Italiano | diabolico |
| Русский | дьявольский dʹjavolʹskij |
| العربية | شَيْطَانِيّ šayṭāniyy |
Talk about this word "diabolical." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/diabolical. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. diabolical. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/diabolical "diabolical." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/diabolical.Cite this
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title = {diabolical},
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