DIABOLIC


Meaning of DIABOLIC in English

adj. (also diabolical) 1 of the Devil. 2 devilish; inhumanly cruel or wicked. 3 fiendishly clever or cunning or annoying. diabolically adv.

[ ME f. OF diabolique or LL diabolicus f. L diabolus (as DEVIL) ]

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