See also: diabòlic

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First 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).

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  • IPA(key): /ˌdaɪəˈbɒlɪk/
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diabolic (comparative more diabolic, superlative most diabolic)

  1. 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
  2. Extremely evil or cruel.
    fires lit up a diabolic scene

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Borrowed from French diabolique, from Latin diabolicus.

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diabolic m or n (feminine singular diabolică, masculine plural diabolici, feminine and neuter plural diabolice)

  1. diabolical

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