diabolic
See also: diabòlic
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- diabolick (obsolete)
Etymology edit
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”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
diabolic (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 edit
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
showing 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 edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French diabolique, from Latin diabolicus.
Adjective edit
diabolic m or n (feminine singular diabolică, masculine plural diabolici, feminine and neuter plural diabolice)
Declension edit
Declension of diabolic
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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 |