diabolical

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
19
Letters
10
Pronunciation
[ˌdaɪəˈbɒlɪkəɫ](UK)
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[ˌdaɪəˈbɒlɪkəɫ](UK) · [ˌdaɪəˈbɑlɪkəɫ](US)

Definition of diabolical

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Of or concerning the devil: devilish, satanic.
    “[…] the many diabolical names assigned to boiling springs and to torrents that become dangerously swollen. In California the boiling springs called 'Devil's Tea-kettle' and 'Devil's Mush-pot' repeat the 'Devil's Punch-bowls' of Europe[…]”
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adj

  1. Of or concerning the devil: devilish, satanic.
    “[…] the many diabolical names assigned to boiling springs and to torrents that become dangerously swollen. In California the boiling springs called 'Devil's Tea-kettle' and 'Devil's Mush-pot' repeat the 'Devil's Punch-bowls' of Europe[…]”
  2. Extremely wicked or cruel.
    “a diabolical plan”
  3. (slang)(Devilishly) cunning or devious.
  4. (slang)Crazy, wild (sometimes especially due to being unexpected or surprising).

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Etymology

From diabolic + -al.

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