diabolical
Origin of diabolical
1- Also di·a·bol·i·c [dahy-uh-bol-ik] /ˌdaɪ əˈbɒl ɪk/ .
Other words from diabolical
- di·a·bol·i·cal·ly, adverb
- di·a·bol·i·cal·ness, noun
- hy·per·di·a·bol·i·cal, adjective
- hy·per·di·a·bol·i·cal·ly, adverb
- hy·per·di·a·bol·i·cal·ness, noun
- non·di·a·bol·i·cal, adjective
- non·di·a·bol·i·cal·ly, adverb
- non·di·a·bol·i·cal·ness, noun
- su·per·di·a·bol·i·cal, adjective
- su·per·di·a·bol·i·cal·ly, adverb
- su·per·di·a·bol·i·cal·ness, noun
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How to use diabolical in a sentence
We were back to the same old world where our enemies were everywhere, and they were diabolically clever.
I have been to diabolically crowded shows of art by van Gogh, Vermeer, and Caravaggio, at the Met and elsewhere.
A nation gaped on as she fumbled for words, diabolically mixed metaphors and lay her head on the desk in outrage.
To the old ringer, Death, who before had grinned so diabolically, is a gentle and trusted friend.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4) | Richard MutherIt was quite diabolically clever, and beyond all question the filthiest thing I have ever read.
The Secret Glory | Arthur Machen
Another of the myths common in this country about Japan is that her people are all brilliantly, almost diabolically, clever.
A Journal from Japan | Marie Carmichael StopesAnd Langholm grinned with set teeth as he turned back to this passage: he would be diabolically safe.
The Shadow of the Rope | E. W. HornungA mechanism so cleverly fashioned by the genius of man that it stood diabolically upon the threshhold of humanity!
Astounding Stories, July, 1931 | Various
British Dictionary definitions for diabolical
/ (ˌdaɪəˈbɒlɪkəl) /
excruciatingly bad; outrageous
(intensifier): a diabolical liberty
Derived forms of diabolical
- diabolically, adverb
- diabolicalness, noun
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