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Di·a·bol·ic Di·a·bol·ic·al a.
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.
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.
-- Di*a*bol*ic*al*ly, adv. -- Di*a*bol*ic*al*ness, n.
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diabolic
adj 1: showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a
devil; "devilish schemes"; "the cold calculation and
diabolic art of some statesmen"; "the diabolical
expression on his face"; "a mephistophelian glint in
his eye" [syn: devilish, diabolical, mephistophelian,
mephistophelean]
2: extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting
hell; "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" [syn: demonic, diabolical,
fiendish, hellish, infernal, satanic, unholy]