DIABOLICAL as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • extremely evil or cruel
   • expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
   Synonym(s)
   • demonic (what does demonic mean?)
   • diabolic (what does diabolic mean?)
   • fiendish (what does fiendish mean?)
   • hellish (what does hellish mean?)
   • infernal (what does infernal mean?)
   • satanic (what does satanic mean?)
   • unholy (what does unholy mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • something demonic in him–something that could be cruel
   • fires lit up a diabolic scene
   • diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils
   • a fiendish despot
   • hellish torture
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   Similar To
   • evil (what does evil mean?)
   • wicked (what does wicked mean?)
2. Meaning
   • showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
   Synonym(s)
   • devilish (what does devilish mean?)
   • diabolic (what does diabolic mean?)
   • mephistophelean (what does mephistophelean mean?)
   • mephistophelian (what does mephistophelian mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • devilish schemes
   • the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen
   • the diabolical expression on his face
   • a mephistophelian glint in his eye
   Similar To
   • evil (what does evil mean?)
   • wicked (what does wicked mean?)