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English to English adjective
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Pertaining to the devil; resembling, or appropriate, or appropriate to, the devil; devilish; infernal; impious; atrocious; nefarious; outrageously wicked; as, a diabolic or diabolical temper or act. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil | | Example: devilish schemes
the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen
the diabolical expression on his face
a mephistophelian glint in his eye
source: wordnet30
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extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell | | Example: 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
infernal instruments of war
satanic cruelty
unholy grimaces
source: wordnet30
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