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   Di·a·bol·i·cal

   /ˌdīəˈbälək(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. characteristic of the Devil, or so evil as to be suggestive of the Devil: "his diabolical cunning" Similar devilishdiabolicfiendishsatanicMephistopheliandemonicdemoniacalhellishinfernalevilwickedungodlyunholyrare:cacodemonic
   • 2. disgracefully bad or unpleasant: informal British "a singer with an absolutely diabolical voice" Similar very badpoordreadfulawfulterriblefrightfuldisgracefulshamefullamentabledeplorableappallingatrociousinferiorsubstandardmediocreunsatisfactoryinadequatesecond-ratethird-rateshoddyineptbunglinghopelessinformal:crummydiredismalgodawfulshockingabysmalbumrottenpatheticwoefulpitifullousyuselessthe pitsduffrubbishropychronica load of pantspoxyvulgar slang:crapcrappyshittychickenshithellaciousarchaic:direfulrare:egregiousvery greatextremeexcessiveundueinordinateimmoderateunconscionableoutrageousuncalled forunprovokedintolerableunacceptableunreasonableunjustifiableunwarrantablewithout justificationindefensibleinexcusableunforgivableunpardonableOpposite excellent

   Word Origin late Middle English (as diabolic): from Old French diabolique or ecclesiastical Latin diabolicus, from diabolus ‘devil’; the form diabolical dates from the early 16th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. diabolically adverb

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