diabolical en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- [ˌdaɪəˈbɒlɪkəɫ] (UK)
- [ˌdaɪəˈbɑlɪkəɫ] (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δια- (dia-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō) Ancient Greek διαβάλλω (diabállō) Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Koine Greek διαβολικός (diabolikós)bor. Late Latin diabolicusbor. Middle French diaboliquebor. Middle English diabolik English diabolic English -al English diabolical From diabolic + -al.
Meanings
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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[…]
2021 January 1, Moncure Daniel Conway, Demonology And Devil-Lore, Volume 1 by Moncure Daniel Conway: Popular Books by Moncure Daniel Conway : All times Bestseller Demanding Books, BEYOND BOOKS HUB, →ISBN:
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Extremely wicked or cruel.
a diabolical plan
- (slang) (Devilishly) cunning or devious.
- (slang) Crazy, wild (sometimes especially due to being unexpected or surprising).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more diabolical | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most diabolical | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
nondiabolic · unsatanic · undemonic · divine · nondemonic · angelic · undevilish · undiabolical · nonsatanic
Deriveds
diabolically · undiabolical · diabolicalness · archidiabolical · diabolicality · hyperdiabolical
Hypernyms
Relateds
Mephistophelean · fiendish · infernal · hellish · hellborn
Synonyms
demonic · knavish · unkind · demoniac · daemonical · malevolent · malicious · demoniacal · devilish · cautelous · ill-intentioned · malign · barbarous · crafty · baneful · truculent · nonhumane · despiteful · sly · diabolic · compassionless · demonlike · incessive · abandoned · no-good · maleficent · iniquous · devious · diabolic · immoral · malicious · flagitious · sordid · reprobate · nidering · wicked · remorseless · nasty · vile · nithing · base · baneful · fiendlike · merciless · foxy · ill-natured · fell · devilish · satanic · heinous · ungodly · diabolical · detrimental · demonic · frood · unmerciful · unbenevolent · sadistic · tricky · sly · diabolic · injurious · fallen angelic · satanical · peccaminous · unpitying · unholy · cruel · malignant · harmful · iniquitous · black-hearted · inclement · sinful · inhumane · diabolical · dark · diabolical · pernicious · slim · inhuman · unbenign · cacodaemoniacal · rotten · astute · bad · incorrigible · unpitiful · deleterious · demonic · nefarious · reprehensible · flagitious · scathful · savage · crafty · satanic · depraved · spiteful · subtle · tricksy · demonic · niding · sullen · ruthless · demonish · villainous · facinorous · pitiless · vicious · foxlike · artful · bad apple · scurrilous · wrong · shrewd · brutal · malefic · vulpine · demonly · bowelless · cunning · sinister · arrant · tricksy · guileful · malevolent · bad seed · demonical · naughty · diabolical · wily · niddering · malicious · daemonical · evil · despicable · evil-minded · baleful
Translations (23)
ca diabòlic (Of, or concerning the devil; satanic) · es diabólico (Of, or concerning the devil; satanic) · ja 悪魔的な (Of, or concerning the devil; satanic) · ga diabhlaí (Of, or concerning the devil; satanic) · fi saatanallinen (Of, or concerning the devil; satanic) · ru зверский (Extremely wicked or cruel) · it diabolico (Of, or concerning the devil; satanic) · tr şeytani (Of, or concerning the devil; satanic) · ru а́дский (Extremely wicked or cruel) · ar شَيْطَانِيّ (Of, or concerning the devil; satanic) · es diabólico (Extremely wicked or cruel) · lv velnišķs (Of, or concerning the devil; satanic) · ru дьявольский (Of, or concerning the devil; satanic) · fi paholaismainen (Extremely wicked or cruel) · it diabolico (Extremely wicked or cruel) · pdt diewlisch (Of, or concerning the devil; satanic) · ja 邪悪な (Extremely wicked or cruel) · fi pirullinen (Extremely wicked or cruel) · ja 悪質な (Extremely wicked or cruel) · lv velnišķīgs (Of, or concerning the devil; satanic) · fi pirullinen (Of, or concerning the devil; satanic) · ja 残酷な (Extremely wicked or cruel) · ca diabòlic (Extremely wicked or cruel)