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[syn: diabolically, devilishly, fiendishly]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Diabolic \Di`a*bol"ic\, Diabolical \Di`a*bol"ic*al\, a. [L.
diabolicus, Gr. ? devilish, slanderous: cf. F. diabolique.
See Devil.]
1. Pertaining to the devil; resembling, or appropriate, or
appropriate to, the devil; befitting hell or satan;
devilish; infernal; impious; as, a diabolic or diabolical
temper or act; the diabolical expression on his face;
fires lit up a diabolic scene. "Diabolic power." --Milton.
"The diabolical institution." --Motley.
Syn: devilish, mephistophelian, mephistophelean.
[1913 Webster]
2. showing a wicked cunning or ingenuity; as, the cold
calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen.
Syn: devilish, mephistophelian, mephistophelean.
[WordNet 1.5]
3. extremely evil or cruel; atrocious; outrageously wicked;
as, diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils;
diabolical torturers taking pleasure in their craft.
Syn: demonic, fiendish, hellish, infernal, nefarious,
satanic.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] -- Di`a*bol"ic*al*ly,
adv. -- Di`a*bol"ic*al*ness, n.
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
diabolically
adv 1: as a devil; in an evil manner; "his writing could be
diabolically satiric" [syn: diabolically, devilishly,
fiendishly]