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Meaning of 'diabolical'
Meaning of 'diabolical' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Diabolical 
[ a.]
- Pertaining to the devil; resembling, or appropriate, or
appropriate to, the devil; devilish; infernal; impious; atrocious;
nefarious; outrageously wicked; as, a diabolic or diabolical temper or
act. [ a.]Meaning of 'diabolical' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. diabolical [ s]
[ s]Meaning (1):
- showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
- showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
Example in sentence:
- a mephistophelian glint in his eye;
- devilish schemes;
- the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen;
- the diabolical expression on his face
Meaning (2):
- extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
- extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
Example in sentence:
- a fiendish despot;
- diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils;
- fires lit up a diabolic scene;
- hellish torture;
- infernal instruments of war;
- satanic cruelty;
- something demonic in him--something that could be cruel;
- unholy grimaces
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