diabolical

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adjective

1. 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
• Syn:
demonic, diabolic, fiendish, hellish, infernal,
satanic, unholy
• Similar to:
evil
• Derivationally related forms:
unholiness (for: unholy), devil (for: diabolic), demon (for: demonic)
2. 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
• Syn:
devilish, diabolic, mephistophelian, mephistophelean
• Similar to:
evil
• Derivationally related forms:
Mephistopheles (for: mephistophelean), Mephistopheles (for: mephistophelian), devil (for: diabolic)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  demonic, diabolic, fiendish, hellish, infernal, satanic, unholy, devilish, mephistophelian, mephistophelean