diabolic
See also: diabòlic
English
editAlternative forms
edit- diabolick (obsolete)
Etymology
editFirst attested between 1350 and 1400 from Middle English diabolik, from Middle French diabolique, from Late Latin diabolicus, from Ancient Greek διαβολικός (diabolikós, “devilish”), from διάβολος (diábolos, “devil”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˌdaɪəˈbɒlɪk/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
editdiabolic (comparative more diabolic, superlative most diabolic)
- Showing wickedness typical of a devil.
- 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 259:
- "The Sovereign Council of Wisdom," or the Order of Palladium, founded in Paris, was a diabolic order claiming masonic origin.
- diabolic magic square
- a cunning and diabolic plot
- Extremely evil or cruel.
- fires lit up a diabolic scene
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editTranslations
editshowing wickedness typical of a devil
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extremely evil or cruel
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References
edit- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “diabolic”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams
editRomanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French diabolique, from Latin diabolicus.
Adjective
editdiabolic m or n (feminine singular diabolică, masculine plural diabolici, feminine and neuter plural diabolice)
Declension
editDeclension of diabolic
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | diabolic | diabolică | diabolici | diabolice | ||
definite | diabolicul | diabolica | diabolicii | diabolicele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | diabolic | diabolice | diabolici | diabolice | ||
definite | diabolicului | diabolicei | diabolicilor | diabolicelor |
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