English

Etymology
First attested in w:1399|1399, from w:Old French|Old French diabolique, from w:Late Latin|Late Latin diabolicus, from w:Greek|Greek diabolikos "devilish", from diabolos (see devil).

Adjective
diabolic

1. Showing wickedness typical of a devil.

#: diabolic magic square
#: a cunning and diabolic plot

1. Extremely evil or cruel.

#: fires lit up a diabolic scene

Synonyms
devilish, diabolical, mephistophelian, mephistophelean
demonic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal, satanic, unholy

Translations
trans-top|Showing wickedness typical of a devil
Finnish: paholaismainen, pirullinen
German: teuflisch, diabolisch
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Portuguese: diabólico
Russian: д��вол��кий (d'jávol'skij)
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trans-top|Extremely evil or cruel
Finnish: paholaismainen, pirullinen
German: teuflisch, diabolisch
trans-mid
Portuguese: diabólico
Russian: д��вол��кий (d'jávol'skij)
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ttbc|French: diabolique
ttbc|Italian: diabolico
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ttbc|Spanish: diabólico
ttbc|Telugu: పాశవి�మ�న (paaSavikamaina), పాశవి� (paaSavika)

fr:diabolic
io:diabolic
pl:diabolic
ru:diabolic
te:diabolic
vi:diabolic
zh:diabolic

• 2007-11-22 03:47 - Doug Hockin - /* Adjective */

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