English Explanatory Dictionary

diabolical

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or concerning the devil: devilish, satanic.
  2. Extremely wicked or cruel.
  3. (Devilishly) cunning or devious.
  4. Crazy, wild (sometimes especially due to being unexpected or surprising).

Pronunciation

[ˌdaɪəˈbɒlɪkəɫ] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-diabolical.wav [ˌdaɪəˈbɑlɪkəɫ]

Word forms

diabolical more diabolical most diabolical

Etymology

From diabolic + -al.

Synonyms

cacodaemoniacal daemonical demoniac demoniacal demonic demonical demonish demonlike demonly devilish diabolic diabolical fallen angelic fiendlike satanic satanical baneful malevolent malicious barbarous bowelless brutal compassionless cruel despiteful fell incessive inclement inhuman inhumane merciless nasty nonhumane pitiless remorseless rotten ruthless sadistic savage spiteful truculent unbenevolent unbenign unkind unmerciful unpitiful unpitying abandoned arrant bad bad apple bad seed baleful scurrilous base black-hearted dark deleterious depraved despicable

Antonyms

angelic divine undemonic undevilish undiabolical unsatanic nondemonic nondiabolic nonsatanic

Related words

fiendish hellborn hellish infernal Mephistophelean

Derived words

archidiabolical diabolicality diabolically diabolicalness hyperdiabolical undiabolical
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