DIABOLICAL


Meaning of DIABOLICAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌdī-ə-ˈbä-li-kəl ]

adjective

or di·a·bol·ic -ˈbä-lik

Etymology: Middle English deabolik, from Middle French diabolique, from Late Latin diabolicus, from diabolus

Date: 14th century

: of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish

a diabolical plot

• di·a·bol·i·cal·ly -li-k(ə-)lē adverb

• di·a·bol·i·cal·ness -li-kəl-nəs noun

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