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diabolic

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Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
16
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˌdaɪəˈbɒlɪk/

Definition of diabolic

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Of, being, or pertaining to a devil or the Devil.
    “diabolic magic square”
    “"The Sovereign Council of Wisdom," or the Order of Palladium, founded in Paris, was a diabolic order claiming masonic origin.”
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adj

  1. Of, being, or pertaining to a devil or the Devil.
    “diabolic magic square”
    “"The Sovereign Council of Wisdom," or the Order of Palladium, founded in Paris, was a diabolic order claiming masonic origin.”
  2. (figuratively)Having qualities traditionally attributed to devils.
  3. (especially, figuratively)Having qualities traditionally attributed to devils.
    “a cunning and diabolic plot”
    “fires lit up a diabolic scene”

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Etymology

From Middle English diabolik, from Middle French diabolique, from Late Latin diabolicus, from Ancient Greek διαβολικός (diabolikós, “devilish”), from διάβολος (diábolos, “devil”). First attested in 1350–1400.

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