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diabolical definition
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Overview of adj diabolical The adj diabolical has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. devilish, diabolic, diabolical, mephistophelian, mephistophelean -- (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") 2. demonic, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal, satanic, unholy -- (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") Antonyms of adj diabolical 2 senses of diabolical Sense 1 devilish, diabolic, diabolical, mephistophelian, mephistophelean INDIRECT (VIA evil) -> good Sense 2 demonic, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal, satanic, unholy INDIRECT (VIA evil) -> good Similarity of adj diabolical 2 senses of diabolical Sense 1 devilish, diabolic, diabolical, mephistophelian, mephistophelean => evil (vs. good), wicked Sense 2 demonic, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal, satanic, unholy => evil (vs. good), wicked Attributes of adj diabolical Familiarity of adj diabolical diabolical used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj diabolical diabolical Overview of adj diabolical The adj diabolical has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. devilish, diabolic, diabolical, mephistophelian, mephistophelean -- (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") 2. demonic, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal, satanic, unholy -- (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")
diabolical definition
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