diabolical (redirected from diabolicalness)

di·a·bol·i·cal  (d-bl-kl) also di·a·bol·ic (-k)

adj.

1. Of, concerning, or characteristic of the devil; satanic.

2. Appropriate to a devil, especially in degree of wickedness or cruelty.

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[From Middle English deabolik, from Old French diabolique, from Late Latin diabolicus, from Latin diabolus, devil; see devil.]

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dia·boli·cal·ly adv.

dia·boli·cal·ness n.

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diabolical

Adjective

Informal

1. unpleasant or annoying: the weather was diabolical

2. extreme: diabolical cheek

3. same as diabolic

diabolically adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	diabolical - showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil; "devilish schemes"; "the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen"; "the diabolical expression on his face"; "a mephistophelian glint in his eye" devilish, diabolic, mephistophelean, mephistophelian evil - morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"
	2.	diabolical - extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell; "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" demonic, fiendish, satanic, unholy, hellish, infernal, diabolic evil - morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"

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diabolical

adjective 1. (Informal) dreadful, shocking, terrible, appalling, nasty, tricky, unpleasant, outrageous, vile, excruciating, atrocious, abysmal, damnable

adjective 2. wicked, cruel, savage, monstrous, malicious, satanic, from hell (informal) malignant, unspeakable, inhuman, implacable, malevolent, hellish, devilish, infernal, fiendish, ungodly, black-hearted, demoniac, hellacious U.S. (slang)

Translations

diabolical [daɪəˈbɔlɪkəl] adj → diabólico;

(col) (= dreadful); horrendo, horroroso

diabolical [daɪəˈbɔlɪkl] adj → diabolique;

(inf) (= dreadful); infernal(e) → atroce

diabolical [daɪəˈbɔlɪkl] (inf) adj → schrecklich, fürchterlich

diabolical [daɪəˈbɔlɪkl] adj → diabolico/a;

(col) (= dreadful); infernale, atroce