What is "diabolic" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does diabolic mean in English? Meaning of diabolic definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "diabolic" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "diabolic": showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil

Adjective

  • Meaning: showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
  • Example: devilish schemes the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen the diabolical expression on his face a mephistophelian glint in his eye
  • Synonyms: devilish diabolic diabolical mephistophelean mephistophelian
  • Similar: evil
  • Meaning of "diabolic": extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell

    Adjective

  • Meaning: extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
  • Example: something demonic in him--something that could be cruel fires lit up a diabolic scene diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils a fiendish despot hellish torture infernal instruments of war satanic cruelty unholy grimaces
  • Synonyms: demonic diabolic diabolical fiendish hellish infernal satanic unholy
  • Similar: evil
  • Adjective: Showing wickedness typical of a devil. diabolic magic square a cunning and diabolic plotExtremely evil or cruel. fires lit up a diabolic scene
  • Synonyms:

    atrocious, cruel, damnable, demonic, devilish, hellish, impious, infernal, monstrous, nasty, nefarious, satanic, serpentine, shocking, unhallowed, unpleasant, vicious, vile, villainous, wicked, Mephistophelian, demoniac,

    Antonyms:

    kind, moral, gentle, nice,

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    diabolic in English: diabolic
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